Synonyms for indifferent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-dif-er-uhnt, -dif-ruhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdɪf ər ənt, -ˈdɪf rənt |
Top 10 synonyms for indifferent Other synonyms for the word indifferent
- blasé
- cold
- cool
- dispassionate
- equitable
- heedless
- highbrow
- impervious
- inattentive
- listless
- neutral
- nonchalant
- nonpartisan
- objective
- passionless
- phlegmatic
- regardless
- scornful
- silent
- stoical
- supercilious
- superior
- unaroused
- unbiased
- uncaring
- uncommunicative
- unconcerned
- unemotional
- unimpressed
- uninvolved
- unmoved
- unprejudiced
- unresponsive
- unsocial
- unsympathetic
Définition of indifferent
Origin :- late 14c., "unbiased," from Old French indifferent "impartial" or directly from Latin indifferentem (nominative indifferens) "not differing, not particular, of not consequence, neither good nor evil," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + differens, present participle of differre "set apart" (see differ). Extended sense of "apathetic" first recorded early 15c.; that of "neither good nor bad" 1530s, on notion of "neither more nor less advantageous."
- adj unfeeling, uninterested
- Perhaps he will come back and tell his experience to his indifferent relatives.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- To be indifferent to it, or independent of it, was out of the question.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Judge me, then, my dear, as any indifferent person (knowing what you know of me) would do.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The audience are variously affected; but none are indifferent.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Did Dr. Everett represent the indifferent world, or did he love her Master?
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- The forty are drunk, and the three are but indifferent sober.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Martin was now talking to himself, oblivious to his wife's presence, indifferent to her.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- I made some indifferent answer, and he rode away after his companions.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- He had once been too scrupulous in not wounding vanity; he was now too indifferent to it.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Antonyms for indifferent
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