Synonyms of clinical
27 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for clinical is dispassionate. Other synonyms of clinical are unemotional, impassive, unsentimental and stolid. The opposite of clinical is nonclinical.
Synonyms and similar words for clinical
adjectiveCool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way.
- unemotionalShowing little or no feeling.
- alexithymic
- apathisticalApathetic; unemotional.
- dullInsensible; unfeeling.
- phlegmatic
- cold-bloodedLacking emotion or compunction.
- cold-heartedWithout sympathy, feeling or compassion; callous or heartless.
- dead insideUnable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.
- dispassionateNot showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
- emotionlessLacking emotion.
- immovableNot capable of being affected or moved in feeling: impassive.
- impassibleUnable to feel emotion; impassive.
- impassiveHaving, or revealing, no emotion.
- insensibleIncapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
- nonemotionalNot emotional; unrelated to emotion.
- nonfeelingThat does not feel.
- nonpassionateNot passionate.
- nonsentimentalNot sentimental.
- stolidHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- unfeelingWithout emotion or sympathy.
- unmovableIncapable of being emotionally moved or persuaded.
- unpassionateNot passionate.
- unsentimentalNot sentimental.
adjectiveObjective; analytical.
- detachedHaving or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
- disinterestedHaving no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.
Opposite of clinical
adjectiveMore antonyms
- nonclinicalMedical but not clinical in the sense of clinical medicine, being instead, for example, radiological...
Meaning of clinical
- adjective Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).
- adjective Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.
- adjective Cool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way.
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Questions about synonyms of clinical
- What is another word for clinical?
- Clinical has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dispassionate, unemotional, impassive, unsentimental and stolid.
- What is the opposite of clinical?
- The opposite of clinical is nonclinical.
- What does clinical mean?
- Clinical means dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: clinical (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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