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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The company is so indifferent to its own archives that even the CEO didn’t know they existed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"We expected an indifferent performance because of the changes," ex-England goalkeeper Paul Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Despite Loughborough's indifferent season, Lutui leads the PWR standings in carries and metres in contact.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Our public school system can likewise seem indifferent toward identifying, studying and replicating successful education models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“Would you believe it, Lizzy, that when he went to town last November, he really loved me, and nothing but a persuasion of my being indifferent would have prevented his coming down again!”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

indifferent

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