unsoldierly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsoldierly
Adjective
  • The casting is incredible: Byrne is incandescent with pain and anger; Conan O’Brien plays her drolly deadpan therapist and colleague; and A$AP Rocky is her amiable neighbor and drug enabler at the hotel.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
  • Sam Neill and Rosemarie DeWitt round out the cast as the seasoned head park ranger who looks out for Turner and Turner’s amiable ex-wife, respectively.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • Good starters are made up of the unique mix of benevolent dictator (someone has got to keep things moving), a maestro (there are a million different things at play; the starter gets them all to hopefully harmonize) and friend.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
  • The act was sealed in a pronouncement by Princess Isabel, who became a President Lincoln-like figure in Brazil, known to many as the benevolent white liberator of the enslaved.
    Time, Time, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Warner, through Theo, became the relatable, accessible, fun, stylish (with the exception of the Gordon Gartrell catastrophe), good-natured older brother/cousin/friend that a teenager of the 1980s could hope to be or befriend.
    Mychal Denzel Smith, Time, 22 July 2025
  • Refusing to take himself too seriously, Lovett entertained with good-natured silliness and sly irreverence.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • Monologuing for an hour and a half is no walk in the park, but the genial A-lister tackles the task at hand with aw-shucks charisma and confidence.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • This very genial revue struggles to find its rhythm, especially in the first half.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • This cropped style captures Reese Witherspoon’s summer jeans look — casual, cool, and easygoing.
    Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 20 July 2025
  • Effortlessly festive, striking the perfect balance between fun and easygoing.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • The five moves between Leeds and Tottenham Hotspur — the former’s next highest number — might owe something to then Elland Road CEO Angus Kinnear’s cordial relationship with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, which would have made negotiations potentially run more smoothly.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 23 July 2025
  • Will these besties be able to remain cordial during what can often be a vicious campaign season?
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Even though Shakman had never tackled a production this complex, his colleagues describe him as affable and totally open to collaboration.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 July 2025
  • David’s way of wielding curiosity to get to common ground and policy that benefits the average American and the country’s leadership in the world – and his affable nature and good humor – will be sorely missed.
    Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Highly personable and ingratiating but with a tough core, Walters withstood critiques about the softness of her interrogatory style with celebrities and sometimes major political figures as well.
    Carmel Dagan, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Smith’s tone was self-conscious and ingratiating—at times, obsequious.
    Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2022
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“Unsoldierly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsoldierly. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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