1
as in nonchalant
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
indifferent about the result of the football game
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2
as in satisfactory
of average to below average quality
an indifferent but drinkable cup of coffee
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3
as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
they believed their art teacher could offer an indifferent judgment on their works' merits
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Recent Examples of indifferent
The image portrays a man battling over food scraps with swarms of flies indifferent to their invasion of his territory.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
No, Task is most interested in serving up a drama about people in pain making their way through a world filled with senseless cruelty and overseen (depending on your religious beliefs) by an indifferent God.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Is the universe malicious, or merely indifferent?
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Yet polls also show that a majority of Israelis remain either indifferent to the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza or are in support of it, as dehumanization of Palestinians is widespread among large swaths of Israeli society.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
No, Task is most interested in serving up a drama about people in pain making their way through a world filled with senseless cruelty and overseen (depending on your religious beliefs) by an indifferent God.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Is the universe malicious, or merely indifferent?
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Yet polls also show that a majority of Israelis remain either indifferent to the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza or are in support of it, as dehumanization of Palestinians is widespread among large swaths of Israeli society.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indifferent
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As with everything else Detective Diaz does, her coming out was so comedically nonchalant and matter-of-fact.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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Warren, in his typically nonchalant fashion, downplayed his early impact in the Colts’ offense.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The answer was not satisfactory to management, sources say.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told USA TODAY that since its initial request for the information in July, the department hasn't given her satisfactory answers about how the information would be used.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Gray acknowledged the difficulty of securing an impartial jury in Utah County due to widespread media attention and emotional reactions.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This is not impartial oversight.—
Matthew J. Frauenfeld,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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From casual tunics to dressier button-down shirts that’ll pair perfectly with your entire fall wardrobe, Amazon’s best long-sleeve blouses are all under $35 right now.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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Rumsey’s journey from casual interest to reseller highlights the growing appeal of compact VTOLs.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Dell’s downward-firing speakers, positioned underneath each side of the chassis, project decent sound quality if the laptop rests on a solid surface, not your lap.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Chin up, a hundred other decent men out there.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Civil rights leaders criticized the federal government at the time for failing to prioritize equitable access in communities of color.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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These include helping your family, helping your group, demonstrating reciprocity, demonstrating bravery, respecting a hierarchy and your superiors, dividing resources in an equitable way and respecting ownership of property.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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This is perhaps why the Kremlin seems so uninterested in ending the war.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Taylor’s being a drill sergeant, but Belly and Anika are uninterested in going viral.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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National reconciliation is Lee’s priority despite controversies Ex-President Yoon’s martial law declaration brought tens of thousands of ordinary South Koreans onto the street and rekindled dark memories of military rule.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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In their experiments, the researchers froze water with different amounts of ordinary salt (NaCl).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Indifferent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indifferent. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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