| Main Entry: | detached |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aloof, disinterested; neutral |
Synonyms: |
abstract, apathetic, casual, cool*, dispassionate, distant, impartial, impersonal, incurious, indifferent, laid-back*, objective, out of it, poker-faced, remote, removed, reserved, spaced-out, spacey, staid, stolid, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, uncurious, uninvolved, unpassioned, unprejudiced, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
biased, compassionate, engaged, interested, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | disinterested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached, uninvolved |
Synonyms: |
aloof, candid, casual, dispassionate, equitable, even-handed, impartial, impersonal, incurious, indifferent, just watching the clock, lackadaisical, negative, neutral, nonpartisan, not giving a damn, outside, perfunctory, remote, unbiased, unconcerned, uncurious, unprejudiced, unselfish, withdrawn |
| Notes: | if you are disinterested, you have no stake in the outcome of an event and you are impartial - but if you are uninterested, you simply don't care; disinterested is 'impartial, neutral' and uninterested is 'bored, lacking interest' uninterested means 'having no interest in, being indifferent to'; disinterested means 'having no personal interest or stake in; being unbiased toward' |
Antonyms: |
biased, concerned, interested, involved, passionate, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | numb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deadened, insensitive |
Synonyms: |
aloof, anesthetized, apathetic, asleep, benumbed, callous, casual, comatose, dazed, dead, detached, disinterested, frozen, immobilized, incurious, indifferent, insensate, insensible, insentient, lethargic, listless, numbed, paralyzed, phlegmatic, remote, senseless, stupefied, stuporous, torpid, unconcerned, unconscious, uncurious, unfeeling, uninterested |
Antonyms: |
lively, responsive, sensitive |
| Main Entry: | uninterested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | oblivious to |
Synonyms: |
aloof, apathetic, blasé, bored, bored stiff, casual, could care less, detached, disinterested, distant, going through motions, hard-hearted, impassive, incurious, indifferent, listless, remote, thick-skinned, turned off, unconcerned, uncurious, uninvolved, unresponsive, weary, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
caring, concerned, enthusiastic, feeling, interested |
| Main Entry: | withdrawn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsociable |
Synonyms: |
aloof, aseptic, casual, cool, detached, disinterested, distant, incurious, indifferent, introverted, nongregarious, offish, quiet, recluse, reclusive, remote, reserved, restrained, retired, retiring, retreated, shrinking, shy, silent, solitary, standoffish, taciturn, timorous, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, unconcerned, uncurious, undemonstrative, unforthcoming, uninterested |
Antonyms: |
extroverted, friendly, outgoing, sociable |
| Main Entry: | incurious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached |
Synonyms: |
abstract, aloof, apathetic, casual, cool*, disinterested, dispassionate, distant, impartial, impersonal, indifferent, laid-back*, objective, out of it, poker-faced, remote, removed, reserved, spaced-out, spacey, staid, stolid, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, uncurious, uninterested, uninvolved, unpassioned, unprejudiced, withdrawn |