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along for the ride

ADJECTIVE
phlegmatic
Synonyms
WEAK
apathetic blah cold cool deadpan desensitized disinterested dispassionate dull emotionless flat frigid groggy indifferent lethargic lifeless listless passionless passive sluggish uncompassionate undemonstrative unexcitable unfeeling uninvolved unresponsive
ADJECTIVE
unemotional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deadpan dispassionate emotionless impassive laid-back reticent
WEAK
apathetic blah callous chill cold coldhearted cool flat frigid glacial going with the flow hard-boiled hard-hearted heartless indifferent insensitive listless marble obdurate passionless phlegmatic quiet reserved rolling with the punches thick-skinned uncompassionate undemonstrative unexcitable unfeeling unimpressionable unresponsive unsympathetic
Antonyms
STRONGEST
emotional feeling passionate
WEAK
caring excitable responsive

Example Sentences

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Time and again, the missions that matter most put a human face on the cosmos, allowing those watching from Earth to feel they too were along for the ride.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

For as long as humans have been leaving this world, they have been taking products along for the ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s a pity that the rest of us have to be along for the ride.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Director Yorgos Lanthimos skillfully brings viewers along for the ride, stretching and then rewarding their sympathy with Teddy, even as his behavior becomes ever more outlandish.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Liyana could come along for the ride if she wanted to.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye