dispassionate
dis-PASH-uh-nitadjMeaning calm and fair; not swayed by strong feelings
Memory hook DIS-PASSION: no PASSION, just a calm call. The fans shout and stamp, but the referee calmly checks the line and makes her call: she is dispassionate.
The scientist gave a dispassionate report of the results, neither cheering nor complaining.
In context While the fans screamed and argued, the referee remained dispassionate, calmly reviewing the replay before making her call.
Similar calm, detached, impartial, cool
Opposite emotional, passionate, heated