| Main Entry: | uninvolved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | neutral |
Synonyms: |
aloof, bystanding, calm, clinical, collected, cool*, detached, disengaged, disinterested, dispassionate, easy, evenhanded, fair-minded, impartial, impersonal, inactive, indifferent, inert, middle-of-road, neuter, nonaligned, nonbelligerent, nonchalant, noncombatant, nonparticipating, nonpartisan, on sidelines, on the fence, pacifistic, poker-faced, relaxed, unaligned, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, undecided, unprejudiced |
| 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spacey, staid, stolid, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, uncurious, uninvolved, unpassioned, unprejudiced, withdrawn |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: | dispassionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling, impartial |
Synonyms: |
abstract, aloof, calm, candid, cold-blooded, cold-fish, collected, composed, cool, cool cat, couldn't care less, detached, disinterested, fair, iceberg, impersonal, imperturbable, indifferent, judicial, just, laid back, moderate, neutral, nondiscriminatory, nonpartisan, objective, poker-faced, quiet, serene, sober, temperate, tough, unbiased, unemotional, unexcitable, unexcited, unflappable, uninvolved, unmoved, unprejudiced, unruffled |
Antonyms: |
biased, emotional, excited, feeling, involved, moved, partial, passionate, prejudiced, subjective |
| Main Entry: | easy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not difficult |
Synonyms: |
accessible, apparent, basic, child's play, cinch, clear, easily done, effortless, elementary, evident, facile, inconsiderable, light, little, manageable, manifest, mere, no bother, no problem, no sweat, no trouble, not burdensome, nothing to it, obvious, painless, paltry, picnic, piece of cake, plain, plain sailing, pushover, royal, simple, simple as ABC, slight, smooth, snap, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, uninvolved, untroublesome, wieldy, yielding |
Antonyms: |
arduous, complex, complicated, demanding, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, laborious, uneasy |
| Main Entry: | indifferent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling, uninterested |
Synonyms: |
aloof, apathetic, blasé, callous, cold, cool, detached, diffident, disinterested, dispassionate, distant, equitable, haughty, heartless, heedless, highbrow, impartial, impervious, inattentive, listless, neutral, nonchalant, nonpartisan, objective, passionless, phlegmatic, regardless, scornful, silent, stoical, supercilious, superior, unaroused, unbiased, uncaring, uncommunicative, unconcerned, unemotional, unimpressed, uninvolved, unmoved, unprejudiced, unresponsive, unsocial, unsympathetic |
Antonyms: |
caring, compassionate, concerned, feeling, interested, involved, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | innocent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blameless |
Synonyms: |
above suspicion, angelic, chaste, clean, cleanhanded, clear, crimeless, exemplary, faultless, free of, good, guilt-free, guiltless, honest, immaculate, impeccable, impeccant, in the clear, inculpable, irreproachable, lawful, legal, legitimate, licit, not guilty, pristine, pure, righteous, safe, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, uncensurable, uncorrupt, unimpeachable, uninvolved, unoffending, unsullied, untainted, upright, virginal, virtuous |
Antonyms: |
bad, blamable, corrupt, evil, guilty, sinful |
| Main Entry: | neutral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial, noncommittal |
Synonyms: |
aloof, bystanding, calm, clinical, collected, cool, detached, disengaged, disinterested, dispassionate, easy, evenhanded, fair-minded, impersonal, inactive, indifferent, inert, middle-of-road, nonaligned, nonbelligerent, nonchalant, noncombatant, nonparticipating, nonpartisan, on sidelines, on the fence, pacifistic, poker-faced, relaxed, unaligned, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, undecided, uninvolved, unprejudiced |
Antonyms: |
biased, committal, partial, predisposed, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | nonpartisan |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial; not political |
Synonyms: |
detached, equitable, fair, free-wheeling, independent, indifferent, just, middle-of-the-road, neutral, nonaligned, nondiscriminatory, objective, on one's own, on-the-fence, playing it cool, unaffected, unaffiliated, unbiased, unbigoted, uncolored, unimplicated, uninfluenced, uninvolved, unprejudiced |
Antonyms: |
biased, decided, partial, partisan, political, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | objective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fair, impartial |
Synonyms: |
cold, cool, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, evenhanded, impersonal, judicial, just, like it is, nondiscriminatory, nonpartisan, open-minded*, straight, strictly business, unbiased, uncolored, unemotional, uninvolved, unprejudiced, unprepossessed |
Antonyms: |
partial, prejudiced, subjective, unfair |
| Main Entry: | passive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lifeless, inactive |
Synonyms: |
acquiescent, apathetic, asleep, bearing, compliant, cool, docile, enduring, flat, forbearing, going through motions, hands off, idle, indifferent, inert, laid-back*, latent, long-suffering, moony, motionless, nonresistant, nonviolent, patient, phlegmatic, poker-faced, quiescent, quiet, receptive, resigned, sleepy, static, stolid, submissive, tractable, unassertive, unflappable, uninvolved, unresisting, walking through it, yielding |
| Notes: | active knowledge is the knowledge of a language which a user actively employs in speech or writing, as opposed to passive knowledge, which is what a person understands in what he/she hears or reads |
Antonyms: |
active, dynamic, lively |