unsentimental
adjective
usuallyapprovinguk/ˌʌn.sen.tɪˈmen.təl/us/ˌʌn.sen.t̬əˈmen.t̬əl/notinfluencedbyemotionsor not giving too muchimportancetoemotions,especiallyloveorsadness:
They have an unsentimentalapproachtolife.
Her reminiscences of herimpoverishedchildhoodarevividand unsentimental.
Opposite
sentimental
Compare
anti-sentimental
- Thefilmis agritty, unsentimentaldrama.
- This is anaffectingyetdeterminedlyunsentimentalfilm.
- He has written anadmirablyunsentimental,balancedmemoir.
- Theprogrammeis an unsentimentalyetcompassionateportraitof thesinger.
- Helovesthisplace, but his observations areacuteand unsentimental - hedescribesalandscapethat isblightedbyhousingandforestry.
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- hard-bitten
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- internalize
- poker face
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- unresponsive
- woodenly