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as in indifference
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as in distance
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Recent Examples of aloofness
In its breadth and aloofness, Death to Order feels like a distant cousin of Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, Johan Grimonprez’s cavorting 1997 documentary about airliner hijackings.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
As to these particular colleagues, Miss Manners would have no trouble treating them with a professional aloofness.
—Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Hogan was known for his intense focus, privacy, and aloofness.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
In this case, those patterns would appear to stretch back to childhood, as Dillane plays Mike as an overgrown kid — one entombed by the insouciant aloofness of someone who’s never quite understood the connection between actions and their consequences.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloofness
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The carousel of coordinators has reinforced Hurts’ indifference to how an offense looks — to fans, to foes, to fence-sitters — so long as the Eagles win.—
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Instead, the general indifference shown toward its own story — or, at least, the best versions of it — comes to emphasize the emptiness at its core.—
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Plans for the final buildings in Oceanside’s 25-year-old, nine-block downtown master plan were approved on a 3-2 vote Wednesday after the developer agreed to widen the distance between the two structures.—
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
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The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.—
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
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Nevertheless, Bowie’s composure helped maintain the flow, keeping the set upbeat despite these obstacles.—
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Through balls became an asset for a player who had previously shown a lack of composure in these areas, and was thought to be more adept as a crosser.—
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Manuel, for all his shyness, had been a regular on a recreational baseball team.—
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Although it’s still considered rare, it’s often misdiagnosed as shyness — which can delay treatment.—
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Her skin—something known as Frubber, a porous patented blend of fleshlike elastic polymers—stretched over a structure of plastic and titanium, and there was no flicker of bashfulness.—
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The secret to Buford’s longevity Buford expressed modesty about his service in World War II.—
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With the film’s relative modesty, Jarmusch is tuning up—while also retuning the world of cinema, its critics and its viewers, to his own distinctive note and preparing them for his higher harmonics to come.—
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That reticence may well have helped to diminish his reputation; indeed, his contribution has been largely eclipsed by that of his eldest son, the abstract painter and sculptor Ben Nicholson.—
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Still, the focus on Venezuela could help distract from Putin’s reticence to strike a deal with Ukraine.—
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“Aloofness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloofness. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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