as in disinterestedly
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Recent Examples of impassively
But Jen remains utterly unmoved, staring impassively as Whitney, who seems truly blindsided, starts to lose her mind a little bit.
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Whitehill, a former justice on Texas’ Fifth Court of Appeals, at times listened impassively, but on several occasions pushed back at attorneys on both sides.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
On great banners overhead, the Jaguars' lank-haired quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, looks on impassively, his vibe somewhere between ’90s skate slacker and chisel-jawed jock.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Instead, the son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner stood impassively for the family portrait alongside his siblings.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Whitehill, a former justice on Texas’ Fifth Court of Appeals, at times listened impassively, but on several occasions pushed back at attorneys on both sides.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
On great banners overhead, the Jaguars' lank-haired quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, looks on impassively, his vibe somewhere between ’90s skate slacker and chisel-jawed jock.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Instead, the son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner stood impassively for the family portrait alongside his siblings.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassively
indifferently
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Every frame is flat, overlit and lovely, like watching footage from somebody’s Italian vacation shot indifferently on an iPhone.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Time flowed past indifferently above us; hours and days had no meaning.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Impassively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassively. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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