dispassionate Definition
dis·pas·sion·ate (dis pas̸h′ə nət)
adjective
free from passion, emotion, or bias; calm; impartial
dispassionate Related Forms
dis·pas′·sion noun
dis·pas′·sion·ately adverb
dispassionate Synonyms
dispassionate
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dispassionate Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- observer: The client becomes a dispassionate observer of what's going on.
- judgment: Likewise, they pass dispassionate judgment on whatever we bring back.
- analysis: He has been commended as a man who was in advance of his time, because of his dispassionate analysis of men and things.
- examination: A dispassionate examination of the relevant facts show that these claims were all quite dubious.
- assessment: This is not to say, however, that road development in Mexico is completely directed by dispassionate assessment of traffic needs.
- view: A more dispassionate view of the same story from the BSA angle.
Modifying Another Word
- rather: Without him, the story would be a rather dispassionate account of an impossible journey by bland, unbelievable characters.
- relatively: Millar has been able to watch the action in the first week from a relatively dispassionate viewpoint.
- oddly: While individual moments are unbearably poignant, others seem oddly dispassionate.
- so: I am afraid that I cannot be so dispassionate at the moment.
Browse dictionary entries near dispassionate
- ‹ dispart
- ‹ disparity
- ‹ disparate
- ‹ disparagement
- ‹ disparage
- ‹ disown
- ‹ disoriented
- ‹ disorient
- ‹ disorganized
- ‹ disorganize
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