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
Senators leaving the room Wednesday night seemed unmoved.
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Stepping off a private jet, Martian appears stoic and unmoved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Still, the Taliban remain unmoved in maintaining their support for the TTP.
—Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
To be in a room with sixty bereaved families is a solemn experience, but the C.E.O.s seemed largely unmoved.
—Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unmoved
Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Stepping off a private jet, Martian appears stoic and unmoved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Still, the Taliban remain unmoved in maintaining their support for the TTP.
—Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
To be in a room with sixty bereaved families is a solemn experience, but the C.E.O.s seemed largely unmoved.
—Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unmoved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoved
Adjective
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Few clubs can match Newcastle for its success rate with player arrivals, and that comes from being calm and patient.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The skies will likely be clear throughout the day, forecasts show, with a calm wind blowing through the city in the afternoon.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The passenger blacked out, and woke up confused, with his hands numb.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Dawn Hughes says substances can 'numb' abuse after Cassie 'freak offs' testimony Victims of abuse using substances while facing violence is one common coping mechanism, Hughes told the court on May 21.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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But my neighbor, impassive, lethargically tapped his forefinger against his Post.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The tone and point of view were lofty, sharp-eyed, seemingly impassive.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Given its clever production and Stoltenberg’s consciously dispassionate vocals, Big City Life could easily come across as forbiddingly cool.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
24 May 2025
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Since mainstream media coverage of Trump is so often negative, indeed the adversarial relationship is now established, more dispassionate evaluation becomes highly desirable.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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