unaffecting

adjective

Definition of unaffectingnext
as in unemotional

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  1. unemotional
  2. unimpressive
  3. detached
  4. dispassionate
Adjective
  • Pragmatic and unemotional, Jung views every situation as a problem to be resolved.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • However, any moments that would be guaranteed to be grim end up being almost benign, as dead bodies are intact, have strangely unemotional, open-eyed faces, and almost seem like mannequins buried under mud and sand.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of unemotional
Adjective
  • By all accounts, Tua Tagovailoa has had an unimpressive first training camp with the Atlanta Falcons.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Although when seen up close or for prolonged periods, the digital dinos are remarkably bland and unimpressive — I was reminded of the notoriously bad CGI in the woeful Ray Bradbury movie A Sound of Thunder (2005).
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of unimpressive
Adjective
  • The former Feyenoord boss stood accused of being too detached from the local fanbase.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Supervisors also supported language that would allow detached guest houses to be used as vacation rentals.
    — Haley Parsley August 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • Professor Capps, ever the dispassionate intellectual, let the material speak for itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But dispassionate common sense is not what left-wing ideology breeds.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispassionate
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“Unaffecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffecting. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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