| 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indifferent, listless, remote, thick-skinned, turned off, unconcerned, uncurious, uninvolved, unresponsive, weary, withdrawn |
| 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: |
caring, concerned, enthusiastic, feeling, interested |
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
Synonyms: |
above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, haughty, incurious, indifferent, laid back, lone wolf, loner*, offish, on ice, putting on airs, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish, stuck up, supercilious, thick-skinned, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
concerned, friendly, sociable |
| Main Entry: | apathetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncaring, disinterested |
Synonyms: |
blah*, callous, cold, cool, could care less, couldn't care less, don't give a damn, draggy, emotionless, flat, impassive, indifferent, insensible, laid-back*, languid, moony, passive, stoic, stolid, unconcerned, unemotional, unfeeling, uninterested, unmoved, unresponsive, untouched, what the hell, wimpy |
Antonyms: |
caring, concerned, interested, responsive |
| Main Entry: | blasé |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, been around twice, bored, cloyed, cool*, disenchanted, disentranced, done it all, fed up*, glutted, indifferent, jaded, knowing, laid-back*, lukewarm, mellow*, mundane, offhand, satiated, sick of, sophisticate, sophisticated, surfeited, unconcerned, unexcited, uninterested, unmoved, weary, world-weary, worldly |
Antonyms: |
enthusiastic, excited |
| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant, relaxed in manner |
Synonyms: |
aloof, apathetic, blasé, breezy, cool*, cursory, detached, down home, easygoing, folksy, homey, incurious, indifferent, informal, insouciant, lackadaisical, laid-back*, loose*, low-pressure, mellow, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, purposeless, remote, unconcerned, unfussy, uninterested, withdrawn |
| Notes: | casual means suited for everyday use, informal or occurring by chance - while causal means involving or constituting a cause |
Antonyms: |
formal, serious |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aloof, disapproving |
Synonyms: |
annoyed, apathetic, distant, frigid, impertinent, impudent, incurious, indifferent, insolent, lukewarm, offended, offhand, offish, procacious, reserved, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, unenthusiastic, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unwelcoming, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
approving, friendly, kind, responsive, warm |
| Main Entry: | halfhearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, cool, impassive, indifferent, irresolute, lackluster, listless, lukewarm, neutral, passive, perfunctory, spiritless, tame, tepid, unenthusiastic, uninterested |
Antonyms: |
desirous, enthusiastic, interested, warm, whole-hearted |
| Main Entry: | languid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | drooping, dull, listless |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, blah*, blahs, comatose, dopey, easy, energyless, enervated, faint, feeble, heavy, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, infirm, lackadaisical, laid-back, languishing, languorous, lazy, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, limp, moony, nebbish, phlegmatic, pining, sickly, sleepyhead, slow, sluggish, snoozy, spiritless, supine, torpid, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unhurried, uninterested, weak, weary, wimpy |
Antonyms: |
alert, animated, energetic, lively, spirited, vivacious |
| Main Entry: | listless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spiritless, without energy |
Synonyms: |
absent, abstracted, apathetic, blah*, bored, careless, dormant, dreamy, drowsy, dull, easygoing, energyless, enervated, faint, heavy, heedless, impassive, inanimate, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, inert, insouciant, lackadaisical, lagging, laid-back*, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, limp, lukewarm, lymphatic, mopish, neutral, out of it, passive, phlegmatic, slack, sleepy, slow, sluggish, stupid, supine, thoughtless, torpid, uninterested, vacant |
Antonyms: |
active, alert, attentive, energetic, lively, untired |
| Main Entry: | lukewarm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indifferent, unenthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, chilly, cold, cool, halfhearted, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, phlegmatic, tepid, uncertain, uncommitted, unconcerned, undecided, uninterested, unresolved, unresponsive, wishy-washy |
Antonyms: |
enthusiastic, excited, happy, interested, warm |