Synonyms for impersonal
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Pleonastic — not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent
2. Objective
Other
personalityless rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”
- adj. 2
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
Related words
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impersonal | steady | |
| pleonastic | steady | |
| unipersonal | steady | |
| nonsubjective | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- neutral2
- 9 letters
- objective3
- 10 letters
- pleonastic
- 11 letters
- unipersonal
- 12 letters
- monopersonal
- 13 letters
- nonsubjective
- 15 letters
- personalityless
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (neutral2 = 2 syllables).