unmoved

adjective

Definition of unmovednext
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 Yet, the Wayans remain surprisingly unmoved by the apparent shifts. — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 6 June 2026 Wallace remains unmoved, for now. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 Sylvie remains comically unmoved. — Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Reigns hit Fatu with a clothesline, who remained unmoved, and then Fatu took Reigns down with a clothesline. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unmoved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoved
  1. calm
  2. impassive
  3. dispassionate
Adjective
  • Mood stabilizers influence brain receptors that release and maintain neurotransmitters, calm overactive circuits and strengthen cellular connections over time.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As a priest, Lamb held a calm, patient and somewhat self-deprecating sense of perspective.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of calm
Adjective
  • Lancelot, noticeably weary, impassive, and preoccupied atop an equally weary black horse, follows the sorcerer, while Merlin leads him up the path into the realm of shadows, out of the frame to the left.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • Riles’s face is impassive, focused, as the announcer reads out the winner.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of impassive
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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“Unmoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoved. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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