dispassionate

dis·pas·sion·ate

adj \-sh(ə-)nət\

Definition of DISPASSIONATE

: not influenced by strong feeling; especially : not affected by personal or emotional involvement <a dispassionate critic> <a dispassionate approach to an issue>

— dis·pas·sion·ate·ly adverb

— dis·pas·sion·ate·ness noun

Examples of DISPASSIONATE

1. Journalists aim to be dispassionate observers.
2. He spoke in a dispassionate tone about the accident.

First Known Use of DISPASSIONATE

1594

Related to DISPASSIONATE

Synonyms: candid, disinterested, fair, equal, equitable, evenhanded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced

Antonyms: biased, ex parte, inequitable, nonobjective, one-sided, partial, parti pris, partisan, prejudiced, unjust

Related Words: frank, forthright, open, straight, straightforward; balanced, rational, reasonable

Near Antonyms: deceitful, deceptive, dishonest; arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonable; jaundiced, unfriendly, unsympathetic; colored, distorted, warped

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