anti-sentimental
adjective
(alsoantisentimental)uk/ˌæn.tiˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl/us/ˌæn.taɪˌsen.t̬əˈmen.təl̬/choosingnot to giveimportancetoemotionalfeelings, butdealingwith asubjectwithcarefulthoughtandjudgmentbasedonfacts:
This is asavagelyanti-sentimentalmovieabout hislifewithHIV.
Thenovelis notmerelyunsentimental - it is anti-sentimental.
- It had noemotionwhatsoever; it wascompletelyanti-sentimental.
- Goldsmith was thepioneerof anti-sentimentalcomedy.
- Anyone whoknowsthe anti-sentimentalethosof the show willguessthere is none of thehuggingand goodtimesyoufindin other TVreunions.
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- clinically
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- impenitent
- internalize
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- stoically
- unsentimental
- woodenly
Compare
sentimental
unsentimental