Definitions

what the hell

ADJECTIVE

apathetic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

callous indifferent laid-back passive stoic uninterested

WEAK

blah cold cool could care less couldn't care less don't give a damn draggy emotionless flat impassive insensible languid moony stolid unconcerned unemotional unfeeling unmoved unresponsive untouched wimpy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

caring compassionate concerned feeling interested sympathetic

WEAK

responsive

ADJECTIVE

incurious

Synonyms

WEAK

blah callous cold cool could care less couldn't care less detached don't give a damn draggy emotionless flat impassive indifferent insensible laid-back languid lethargic listless moony passive phlegmatic stoic stolid unconcerned unemotional unfeeling uninterested unmoved unresponsive untouched wimpy

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In the Slate Plus episode: What the hell is an EMILLI?

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2025

Biden’s ad closes with what is presented as an outtake, as he beams into the camera and quips, “Look, I’m very young, energetic and handsome. What the hell am I doing this for?”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

All the indulgence and disappointment of “Babylon” raises the question: What the hell happened to movies this fall?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Fellow Republican Dan Sullivan said the world would look back and ask "What the hell were we thinking?" in light of the revelations about Facebook's impact on children.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2021

“Go to the principal, talk to him, take his speech and say it. I’m saying the one he wrote. So why can’t you? What the hell? What can you lose?”

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

what the hell

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