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| aloof |
uninvolved or distant; indifferent. [1/2 definitions] |
| amoral |
indifferent to or lacking moral standards. [1/2 definitions] |
| apathetic |
having or displaying little or no emotion, concern, or interest; indifferent. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. [1/3 definitions] |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. [1/2 definitions] |
| careless |
unconcerned; indifferent (usu. fol. by "of", "in," or "about"). [1/5 definitions] |
| caseharden |
to make hard or indifferent, as through experience; inure. [1/2 definitions] |
| desensitize |
to make less interested, sensitive, involved, or the like; cause to be indifferent. [1/2 definitions] |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. [1/2 definitions] |
| existentialism |
a philosophy that emphasizes alienation and anxiety caused by the isolated and unexplainable nature of an individual's experience within an indifferent world, and stresses absolute freedom of choice associated with bearing responsibility for one's acts. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| glacial |
unfriendly, remote, or indifferent. [1/5 definitions] |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| not give (or care) a hoot |
(informal) to be entirely indifferent; not be at all concerned. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes l.c.) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. [2/4 definitions] |
| sexless |
lacking any sexual interest, desire, or appeal; indifferent to sex. [1/2 definitions] |
| slack1 |
negligent, lazy, or indifferent. [1/12 definitions] |
| standoffish |
not friendly; indifferent; cold. |
| superior |
indifferent to; immune to. [1/9 definitions] |
| unconcerned |
not caring, involved, or interested; indifferent. [1/2 definitions] |
| uninterested |
having no interest; paying no heed; indifferent. |
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