unresponsiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsiveness
Noun
  • But at a 2% real return, that point of indifference goes up to 83.
    Raul Elizalde, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • The state’s indifference has left districts on their own, notching defeats and some small victories, like Ivan, who ultimately realized his behavior was undermining his future.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • That seems to have been largely true, but the reasons for that philosophy were arguably less noble than the company claimed: seen through another lens, its deliberate oblivion to what its newsrooms were producing looks more like apathy to journalism writ large.
    Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
  • The song topped international charts and broke a decade of Grammy apathy for her with wins for Record of the Year and Best Solo Pop Performance.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The formal complexity and poignant quietude of Jia’s filmmaking haven’t endeared him much to previous Cannes juries, and for some this latest entry, with its dizzying chains of intertextuality, must have seemed imposing to the point of being indecipherable.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
  • Nara is often sidelined for overnight stays by the other corners of the Kansai trio, and this quietude is all the more reason to park yourself here for a couple of nights.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The leader unintentionally conveyed disinterest, frustration, and even resentment by avoiding the conversation.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • How others interpret your actions Also, by focusing so much attention on their own individual interests, people may inadvertently signal disinterest to others in their social environments.
    Linda R. Tropp, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
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“Unresponsiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsiveness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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