DISPASSIONATENESS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

dispassionateness

noun

Definition of dispassionateness

as in detachment

the absence of emotional involvement your heated tone makes me question your professed dispassionateness

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Noun

Once locked, the mechanical safety structure helps reduce the risk of accidental detachment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
What a wildly aggressive detachment from the reality of a basketball game.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of detachment

Noun

The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026

Definition of coldness

Noun

Independent validation is essential for maintaining objectivity.

— Steve Taplin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Slot, as head coach, was more of a middle manager; someone who acted with the objectivity of a civil servant and the occasional bluntness of a corrections officer.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 30 May 2026

Definition of objectivity

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