indifferent

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(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Lacking interest]

Syn. apathetic, unconcerned, uninterested, disinterested, detached, unaroused, listless, cold, cool, unemotional, unsympathetic, emotionless, passionless, heartless, unresponsive, incurious, lymphatic, unfeeling, uncommunicative, nonchalant, impassive, impervious, callous, supine, stony, icy, chill, glacial, reticent, remote, reserved, distant, unsocial, diffident, scornful, supercilious, blasé, phlegmatic, stoical, stolid, unimpressed, heedless, unmoved, not inclined toward, neutral, impartial, uncaring, aloof, silent, disdainful, haughty, superior, condescending, snobbish, standoffish, not caring, lukewarm; see also unconcerned .

Ant. excited*, aroused, enthusiastic.

2. [Ordinary]

Syn. average, routine, mediocre, undistinguished; see common 1 , dull 4 , fair 2 .

Syn.- indifferent implies either apathy or neutrality, esp. with reference to choice [ to remain indifferent in a dispute ] ; unconcerned implies a lack of concern, solicitude, or anxiety, as because of callousness, ingenuousness, etc. [ to remain unconcerned in a time of danger ] ; incurious suggests a lack of interest or curiosity [incurious about the details ] ; detached implies an impartiality or aloofness resulting from a lack of emotional involvement in a situation [ he viewed the struggle with detached interest ] ; disinterested strictly implies a commendable impartiality resulting from a lack of selfish motive or deSire for personal gain [ a disinterested journalist ] , but it is often used to mean not interested, or indifferent

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.

[in DIF ur unt]

unconcerned, not interested, apathetic.

She didn t care who won the election; she was indifferent.

SYN.: unconcerned, disinterested, apathetic, impassive, detached, nonchalant, cool, lukewarm, removed, blase, uninvolved.

ANT.: interested, concerned, passionate, involved

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Free from bias in judgment: disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, fair, fair-minded, impartial, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced. Idiom: fair and square. See FAIR. 2. Feeling or showing no strong emotional involvement: detached, disinterested, dispassionate, impersonal, neutral. See FEELINGS. 3. Without emotion or interest: apathetic, detached, impassive, incurious, insensible, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive. See FEELINGS. 4. Lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairs: aloof, detached, disinterested, incurious, unconcerned, uninterested, uninvolved. See ATTITUDE, CONCERN. 5. Being of no special quality or type: average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable. See GOOD, USUAL.