The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
indifferent
adjective (NOT INTERESTED) /ɪnˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ /-rənt/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
C2 not thinking about or interested in someone or something: Why don't you vote - how can you be so indifferent (to what is going on)! He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.Lacking interest and enthusiasmUnwilling and reluctantNot showing or feeling emotions indifferently
/-li/ adverb › She shrugged indifferently.Quite good, or not very goodSuitable and acceptableLacking interest and enthusiasmUnwilling and reluctantNot showing or feeling emotions
(Definition of indifferent adjective (NOT INTERESTED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of indifferent
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “indifferent”
SMART Thesaurus: Lacking interest and enthusiasm
Synonyms and related words:
- anaemic adjective
- apathetic adjective
- apathy noun
- blasé adjective
- bothered adjective
- can take it or leave it idiom
- flatly adverb (WITHOUT EMOTION)
- half-hearted adjective
- incurious adjective
- indifference noun
- jaded adjective
- lukewarm adjective (REACTION)
- politely adverb
- spiritless adjective
- stolid adjective
- taker noun (ACCEPT)
- tepid adjective (NOT ENTHUSIASTIC)
- unconcerned adjective
- unimpressed adjective
- your heart isn't in it idiom
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
