Cold and Impersonal

Cold

Cold adjective - Lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling.
Usage example: the prisoners got only a cold stare when they tried to befriend the guard

Impersonal is a synonym for cold in aloof topic. In some cases you can use "Impersonal" instead an adjective "Cold", when it comes to topics like unfriendly.

Nearby Words: coldness, coldly, coldish

Impersonal

Impersonal adjective - Not relating to or responsive to individual persons.

Cold is a synonym for impersonal in inhuman topic. You can use "Cold" instead an adjective "Impersonal", if it concerns topics such as aloof, detached.

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Strip / Dilbert Similarly, Dilbert's company in general went from a believably cold and impersonal corporation (albeit with fantasy elements) to one actively trying to harm and torture its employees.
  • Literature / The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Mike always calls Mannie "Man." At first it seems as though he's addressing Mannie as "human," a cold and impersonal designation emphasizing Mike's computer nature.
  • In some sense, it was written as a response to critics who attacked his writings as cold and impersonal.
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