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- pronunciation:
- ihn
dIf
rnt
[or]
ihn
dI
frnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
lacking interest or concern; not caring.
The teacher did his best to make the topic interesting, but the students were mainly indifferent.He'd always been a renegade, indifferent to the opinions of others.She was madly in love with him, but he was indifferent to her.- synonyms:
- apathetic, unconcerned, uninterested
- antonyms:
- avid, careful, concerned, enthusiastic, fond, heedful, impatient, interested, keen, serious, zealous
- similar words:
- bland, callous, careless, casual, complacent, flippant, halfhearted, impassive, negligent, passive, perfunctory, phlegmatic
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| definition 2: |
without preference or prejudice; impartial; neutral.
Jurors need to remain indifferent and should therefore not be exposed to opinions expressed in the media.- synonyms:
- dispassionate, impartial, neutral, unprejudiced
- similar words:
- superior
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| definition 3: |
not particularly good or bad; mediocre.
The inexperienced cast gave an indifferent performance last night.- synonyms:
- mediocre, middling, moderate, ordinary
- antonyms:
- brilliant, choice
- similar words:
- of a sort, of sorts, passable
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| definition 4: |
lacking significance; unimportant; inconsequential.
- synonyms:
- inconsequential, insignificant, trivial, unimportant
- similar words:
- inappreciable, lightweight, minor
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| related words: |
acceptable, adequate, aloof, average, blithe, cavalier, chill, cold, cool, damp, dull, fair, impersonal, inattentive, inferior, lukewarm, marginal, neutral, nonchalant, ordinary, remiss, remote, stolid, torpid, vacant, weary |
adverb + (adj.)indifferent
anything,
apparently,
bad,
but,
coldly,
completely,
deliberately,
either,
entirely,
equally,
frankly,
largely,
merely,
morally,
notoriously,
perfectly,
remarkably,
seemingly,
somewhat,
strangely,
totally,
utterly,
wholly
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(adj.)indifferent
+ adverb
accordingly, actively, best, downright, neither, positively
(adj.)indifferent
+ noun
appearance,
appetite,
attitude,
clerk,
comfort,
cosmos,
creature,
electorate,
electrode,
evil,
fate,
glance,
logic,
morality,
neighbor,
plight,
presence,
prospect,
reader,
religion,
shrug,
snake,
sorrow,
spectator,
suffering,
surroundings,
tragedy,
universe,
virtue,
walk-on
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| derivation: |
indifferently (adv.) |
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