Definitions

phlegm

[flem] / flɛm /

NOUN

apathy

Synonyms

STRONG

aloofness coldness coolness detachment disinterest dispassion disregard dullness emotionlessness heedlessness impassivity indifference insensibility insensitivity insouciance lassitude lethargy listlessness passiveness passivity stoicism stolidity stolidness unconcern unresponsiveness

WEAK

halfheartedness incuriosity incuriousness insensibleness uninterest

Antonyms

STRONG

caring compassion concern interest liveliness regard sympathy

Example Sentences

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Or the way I decide it’s only polite to smile back, until the nun glares and clears the fatty phlegm from her throat.

From Literature

If it's a chesty cough then many find themselves battling what can feel like oceans of phlegm and a tight chest.

From BBC

In theory, each ingredient plays a role: one dries secretions, another loosens phlegm, a third dulls the cough reflex.

From BBC

She said Hannah's reaction "happened quickly" and she was coughing up phlegm.

From BBC

The bacterium that causes tuberculosis glows yellow in this phlegm sample; in orange are possible immune cells from the lung.

From New York Times