unsentimental

/' n,senti'mentl/

Thân thiện

She approached the problem with an unsentimental focus on the data.

Definition

Adjective: - Facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination: Characterized by a practical, objective, and unemotional approach to situations, especially those involving difficulty or sentiment. - Not influenced by or showing excessive emotion or tenderness: Lacking a sentimental or romanticized view; pragmatic and clear-headed.

Usage

• Used to describe a person's character, attitude, or approach to life and decision-making.
• Often applied to descriptions of behavior, writing styles, or analyses that are factual and devoid of emotional bias.
• Commonly precedes nouns like , , , , .

Examples

• She gave an unsentimental assessment of the company's financial troubles.
• His unsentimental upbringing taught him to be practical and resilient.
• The biography is praised for its unsentimental portrayal of the artist's chaotic life.
• We need to take an unsentimental look at the data before making a decision.

Advanced Usage

• "unsentimentally" (adverb): In a manner that is not sentimental.
  • He unsentimentally discarded the old letters, seeing them as mere clutter.
• The term can imply a positive quality of strength and clear-sightedness, but may sometimes carry a connotation of being cold or harsh.

Variants and Related Words

• Hard-headed: Practical and determined; not influenced by emotions.
• Clear-eyed: Seeing things clearly and realistically.
• Pragmatic: Dealing with things sensibly and realistically based on practical considerations.
• No-nonsense: Simple and straightforward, serious about things that need to be done.
• Dispassionate: Not influenced by strong emotion; impartial.

Synonyms

• Realistic
• Practical
• Pragmatic
• Hard-boiled (informal)
• Matter-of-fact
• Unemotional

Antonyms

• Sentimental
• Emotional
• Romantic
• Maudlin
• Mawkish

Idioms and Phrases

• To take/have an unsentimental view of something: To consider something in a strictly practical, unemotional way.
  • The manager took an unsentimental view of the underperforming department and recommended its closure.
• Unsentimental education: A formative experience that is harshly realistic, teaching practical lessons about life.
  • His years in the military provided an unsentimental education in leadership and survival.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tough-minded