He spoke of sex in a rather businesslike manner, which was how he tried to avoid talking about his problems with intimacy.
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Businesslike
Synonyms for "businesslike" (43 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- делови adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
Catalan
1 entries- negociós adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
Dutch
2 entries- zakelijk adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
- zakelijk adj (earnest, practical and undistracted)
Esperanto
3 entries- afereca adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
- afereca adj (earnest, practical and undistracted)
- negoca adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
German
2 entries- geschäftsmäßig adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
- sachbezogen adj (earnest, practical and undistracted)
Korean
3 entries- 사무적 adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
- 사무적 adj (earnest, practical and undistracted)
- 업무적 adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
Latvian
1 entries- veikalniecisks adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
Polish
1 entries- biznesowy adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
Russian
2 entries- делово́й adj (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business)
- делово́й adj (earnest, practical and undistracted)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Krista's curt, businesslike tone put off her clients at the maternity ward, especially on their special days.
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The prime minister's businesslike approach to welfare reform earned him accolades among the upper class.
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She approaches everything with a businesslike attitude.
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