ADJECTIVE | all | indifferent, apathetic | marked by a lack of interest |
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all | indifferent | showing no care or concern in attitude or action / action | |
all | indifferent, deaf | (usually followed by 'to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | |
all | indifferent, immaterial | (often followed by 'to') lacking importance | |
all | indifferent | fairly poor to not very good | |
all | indifferent, inert, neutral | having only a limited ability to react chemically | |
all | indifferent | marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another | |
all | indifferent, unbiased, unbiassed | characterized by a lack of partiality | |
all | indifferent, so-so | being neither good nor bad | |
all | indifferent | neither too great nor too little |
Sounds | ihndih'ferahnt; ihndih'frahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | marked by a lack of interest. | |
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Example | it is simply indifferent" | |
Synonym | apathetic | |
Broader | uninterested | not having or showing interest |
Spanish | apático, indiferente | |
Catalan | indiferent | |
Nouns | indifference | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally |
Adverbs | indifferently | with indifference |
Meaning | showing no care or concern in attitude or action / action. | |
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Broader | unconcerned | lacking in interest or care or feeling |
Spanish | indiferente | |
Catalan | indiferent | |
Nouns | indifference | unbiased impartial unconcern |
Meaning | (usually followed by 'to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed. | |
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Synonym | deaf | |
Broader | heedless, unheeding | marked by or paying little heed or attention |
Meaning | (often followed by 'to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other. | |
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Synonym | immaterial | |
Broader | unimportant | not important |
Nouns | indifference | unbiased impartial unconcern |
Meaning | Fairly poor to not very good. | |
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Broader | inferior | Of or characteristic of low rank or importance |
Meaning | Having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive. | |
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Example | "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" | |
Synonyms | inert, neutral | |
Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
Broader | unreactive | (chemistry) not reacting chemically |
Spanish | indiferente, inerte, neutral | |
Catalan | inert |
Meaning | marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another. | |
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Broader | impartial | showing lack of favoritism |
Nouns | indifference | the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care |
indifference | unbiased impartial unconcern |
Meaning | Characterized by a lack of partiality. | |
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Example | "a properly indifferent jury" | |
Synonyms | unbiased, unbiassed | |
Broader | impartial | showing lack of favoritism |
Spanish | imparcial, indiferente | |
Catalan | imparcial, indiferent | |
Nouns | indifference | unbiased impartial unconcern |
Meaning | Neither good nor bad. | |
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Synonym | so-so | |
Broader | ordinary | not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree |
Spanish | indiferente, pasable, regular | |
Catalan | indiferent, passable, regular |
Meaning | Neither too great nor too little. | |
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Example | "a couple of indifferent hills to climb" | |
Broader | moderate | Within reasonable or average limits |
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