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half-hearted
adjective as in unenthusiastic
adjective as in irresolute
adjective as in lackadaisical
adjective as in lukewarm
adjective as in tame
adjective as in tepid
adjective as in unsympathetic
Strongest matches
adjective as in half-hearted
adjective as in unenthusiastic
Strongest matches
adjective as in uncompassionate
Weak matches
- aloof
- antipathetic
- apathetic
- aversive
- callous
- cold
- cold-blooded
- cool
- cruel
- disinterested
- frigid
- halfhearted
- hard
- harsh
- heartless
- icy
- indifferent
- insensitive
- lukewarm
- mean
- nasty
- obdurate
- repellent
- repugnant
- stony
- tough
- uncaring
- uncharitable
- unconcerned
- uncongenial
- unemotional
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unmoved
- unpitying
- unpleasant
- unresponsive
- unstirred
- untouched
adjective as in unpitying
Weak matches
- aloof
- antipathetic
- apathetic
- aversive
- callous
- cold
- cold-blooded
- cool
- cruel
- disinterested
- frigid
- halfhearted
- hard
- harsh
- heartless
- icy
- indifferent
- insensitive
- lukewarm
- mean
- nasty
- obdurate
- repellent
- repugnant
- stony
- tough
- uncaring
- uncharitable
- uncompassionate
- unconcerned
- uncongenial
- unemotional
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unmoved
- unpleasant
- unresponsive
- unstirred
- untouched
adjective as in unstirred
Weak matches
- aloof
- antipathetic
- apathetic
- aversive
- callous
- cold
- cold-blooded
- cool
- cruel
- disinterested
- frigid
- halfhearted
- hard
- harsh
- heartless
- icy
- indifferent
- insensitive
- lukewarm
- mean
- nasty
- obdurate
- repellent
- repugnant
- stony
- tough
- uncaring
- uncharitable
- uncompassionate
- unconcerned
- uncongenial
- unemotional
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unmoved
- unpitying
- unpleasant
- unresponsive
- untouched
adjective as in vacillant
adjective as in vacillatory
adjective as in halfhearted
adjective as in hesitant
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Example Sentences
Then there were those songs that were either too half-baked or half-hearted to even fool us into turning them into smash hits.
Your query will be answered with a blank stare, followed by a long pause and half-hearted reply: My accountant?
So, in “The Runaways,” Don engages in a half-hearted ménage-a-trois AND outsmarts his frenemies.
The early scandal, but really it was a blip of gossip with half-hearted twangs, was that Sonja had a younger beau.
The crowd on the floor responded with a half-hearted murmur of assent.
But his head was too hot to wear a thinking cap, and no story would come at his half-hearted call.
From the first, Richardsons disguise as editor is little more than half-hearted.
He turned away, tossing another pebble into the pool with a half-hearted motion of his arm.
Its unpopularity has saved it from half-hearted and half-minded patronage.
It struck the old courtier that the captain's answer was but half-hearted.
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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to half-hearted, such as: apathetic, cool, impassive, indifferent, irresolute, and lackluster.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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