Definitions

indifferent

[in-dif-er-uhnt, -dif-ruhnt] / ɪnˈdɪf ər ənt, -ˈdɪf rənt /

ADJECTIVE

unfeeling, uninterested

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aloof apathetic callous detached diffident disinterested distant haughty heartless impartial impervious inattentive neutral nonchalant uncaring unconcerned uninvolved unresponsive unsympathetic

WEAK

blasé cold cool dispassionate equitable heedless highbrow listless nonpartisan objective passionless phlegmatic regardless scornful silent stoical supercilious superior unaroused unbiased uncommunicative unemotional unimpressed unmoved unprejudiced unsocial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased caring compassionate concerned feeling friendly interested kind nice partial prejudiced responsive sensitive sympathetic

WEAK

involved

Example Sentences

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America’s Lalas-philes got their highlight in Week One, when Ibrahimovic took exception to Lalas wondering out loud if France’s indifferent performance in the first half versus Senegal was “arrogance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Oil investors are not indifferent to governance when it affects capital allocation.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

I am disheartened by the merely contemporary and hence indifferent to every fad.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"I could not as my father's daughter remain indifferent to all that was going on," she said in a speech in Yangon on 26 August 1988.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A good reader and skilled writer, Courtney easily masters her schoolwork, except when she is indifferent to it.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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