INDIFFERENCE Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word indifference. (close relations)
Definition of INDIFFERENCE
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apathy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an absence of emotion or enthusiasm • the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | ||||||||
nonchalance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern | ||||||||
unconcern | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern • a feeling of lack of concern | ||||||||
aloofness | nounn | |||||||
noun • indifference by personal withdrawal • a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | ||||||||
complacency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself | ||||||||
detachment | nounn | |||||||
noun • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of releasing from an attachment or connection • the state of being isolated or detached • a small unit of troops of special composition • coming apart | ||||||||
disinterest | nounn | |||||||
noun • tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement • lack of interest | ||||||||
disregard | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • willful lack of care and attention verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • give little or no attention to | ||||||||
heedlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people) • the trait of acting rashly and without prudence • the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities | ||||||||
insouciance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you | ||||||||
negligence | nounn | |||||||
noun • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | ||||||||
passiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • submission to others or to outside influences • the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative | ||||||||
emotionlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions • absence of emotion | ||||||||
impassiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | ||||||||
impassivity | nounn | |||||||
noun • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | ||||||||
numbness | nounn | |||||||
noun • partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction • the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | ||||||||
phlegm | nounn | |||||||
noun • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions • expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||||||||
spiritlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | ||||||||
stolidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions • an indifference to pleasure or pain | ||||||||
unemotionality | nounn | |||||||
noun • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions • absence of emotion |