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dispassionate Definition

dis·pas·sion·ate (dis pas̸hə 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

modif.

impartial, judicial, calm, disinterested; see calm 1, cool 2, fair 1. See syn. study at fair.

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.