as in calm
not feeling pity, sympathy, or admiration for someone or something; not emotionally affected by something
He was unmoved by their pleas.
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Recent Examples of unmoved
To be in a room with sixty bereaved families is a solemn experience, but the C.E.O.s seemed largely unmoved.
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Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Like the piano that sits in the living room, and the wood paneling that has lined the family room for several years, while everything around us changes, there are certain aspects of ourselves that remain unmoved/unchanged.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
Within that culturally conservative world, many remain unmoved.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Globally, there is a political echelon that is completely untouched and unmoved.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2023
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Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Like the piano that sits in the living room, and the wood paneling that has lined the family room for several years, while everything around us changes, there are certain aspects of ourselves that remain unmoved/unchanged.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
Within that culturally conservative world, many remain unmoved.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Globally, there is a political echelon that is completely untouched and unmoved.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoved
Adjective
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Tsunoda came into the weekend with fairly calm expectations, saying that a Q3 appearance and points return would be a good start.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The sulfur and salicylic acid calm things down without stripping my skin, and there’s even charcoal and bentonite clay to go even deeper and pull out gunk.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This includes drugs like lidocaine, which is used to numb pain.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Regarding driving dynamics, the LT is tuned for non-enthusiasts—the steering is numb and lifeless, and the cornering grip is average.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The tone and point of view were lofty, sharp-eyed, seemingly impassive.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Farewell to the impassive, agile grapplers, and to the whiplash pleasure of a badminton rally.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The tone of his book is dispassionate, befitting his soft-spoken, considered persona, but its message is clear: By favoring more and more immigration, the modern left betrayed its traditional working-class constituency.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Maybe being more dispassionate is one part of the equation.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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