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Impersonal

Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

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Objective 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an object.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Objective 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an object.

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Neutral 92% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Personal 94% connected

Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Personal 94% connected

Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.

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Achromatic adjective · 78% connection

having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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Blunt adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Candid adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Civilised adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Civilized adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Colloquial adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual e…

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Conversational adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual e…

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Courteous adjective · 78% connection

characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the…

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Cultivated adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Cultured adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Diplomatic adjective · 78% connection

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic change of…

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Diplomatical adjective · 78% connection

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic change of…

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Direct verb · 78% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Engineer verb · 78% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Formal adjective · 78% connection

(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms…

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Forthright adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Frank adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Free-spoken adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Anal personality noun · 78% connection

(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by…

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Anal retentive personality noun · 78% connection

(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by…

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Anthropomorphize v. t. & i. · 78% connection

To attribute a human form or personality to.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, representing, personality.
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Antisocial personality disorder noun · 78% connection

a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (‘psychopathic pe…

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Babyship noun · 78% connection

The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, representing, personality.
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Beadleship noun · 78% connection

The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle.

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Beauship noun · 78% connection

The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.

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Constitutional psychology noun · 78% connection

(Psychology) a school of thought postulating that the personality of an individual is dependent on the type of their physique (somatot…

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Disassociation noun · 78% connection

a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

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Disorganized schizophrenia noun · 78% connection

a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and biz…

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Disorganized type schizophrenia noun · 78% connection

a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and biz…

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Effect noun · 78% connection

Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, representing, personality.
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Effects noun · 78% connection

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I w…

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Experience noun · 78% connection

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions…

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Fifteenth noun · 78% connection

A species of tax upon personal property formerly laid on towns, boroughs, etc., in England, being one fifteenth part of what the perso…

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Find oneself verb · 78% connection

accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, representing, personality.
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Fixture noun · 78% connection

Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite frequ…

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Genital personality noun · 78% connection

(psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives

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