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Synonyms for indifference
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-dif-er-uhns, -dif-ruhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdɪf ər əns, -ˈdɪf rəns |
Top 10 synonyms for indifference
- aloofness
- cold shoulder
- cold-bloodedness
- coldness
- coolness
- detachment
- disinterestedness
- dispassion
- equity
- heedlessness
- immunity
- impartiality
- impassiveness
- impassivity
- insouciance
- isolationism
- lack
- lethargy
- listlessness
- negligence
- neutrality
- nonchalance
- noninterference
- objectivity
- stoicism
- torpor
- unconcern
- unmindfulness
Définition of indifference
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin indifferentia "want of difference, similarity," noun of quality from indifferentem (see indifferent).
- noun absence of feeling, interest
- All else is but the setting, and the eye sweeps with indifference the line of unpeopled rocks.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- You know with what indifference, said my mother, she has hitherto seen him.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Mary's manner changed from indifference to sudden keen interest.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The husband went on speaking with no apparent heed of his wife's indifference.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- "Third," he answered, laconically, schooling his voice to indifference.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- "All this is unintelligible to me," responded my guide, with indifference.
- Extract from : « A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- He was indifference personified, if one might judge from his outward appearance.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- The singularity that struck me most about her ladyship was her indifference to flattery.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- And did you see what a look he gave Plimmins, when he joked about his indifference to his sole?
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "Without doubt, he could gather no confidence by witnessing our indifference," he said.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
Antonyms for indifference
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