| 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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