as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
since the coach has a son on the team, his disinterest in the selection of a team captain cannot be assumed
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Recent Examples of disinterest
But again, your partner might misread it as disinterest or punishment.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The Kurdish Question President Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced his disinterest in entangling the U.S. in Syria's complex of array of conflicts.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Washington’s comparative disinterest in its southern neighbors and China’s initially apolitical investments helped China gain ground quickly in a region where, historically, the U.S. has been the dominant external power.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Practice effective listening and watch your audience for signs of attention loss or disinterest.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The Kurdish Question President Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced his disinterest in entangling the U.S. in Syria's complex of array of conflicts.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Washington’s comparative disinterest in its southern neighbors and China’s initially apolitical investments helped China gain ground quickly in a region where, historically, the U.S. has been the dominant external power.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Practice effective listening and watch your audience for signs of attention loss or disinterest.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disinterest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterest
Noun
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Meta, Pepsi, and Ubisoft — brands that embraced LGBTQ+ marketing with Pride colors just two years ago — stayed monochrome, betting that neutrality equals safety.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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When innocent people are attacked for their faith or identity, neutrality is not courage.—
Larry Hogan,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Rather than replacing interviews, these tools add a layer of objectivity to decisions that are usually driven by instinct and impressions.—
David Pickard,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The Magnum photographer’s new book, Blinked Myself Awake, combines memoir and image in a series of eclectic riffs on the history of astronomy, the practice of stargazing—both amateur and professional—and the relationship between photography and objectivity.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2025
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As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2020
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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“Disinterest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterest. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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