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.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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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.
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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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