What is another word for indifference?
Synonyms for indifference
ɪnˈdɪf ər əns, -ˈdɪf rənsin·dif·fer·ence
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
indifference
Apathy, according to its Greek derivation, is a simple absence of feeling or emotion. There are persons to whom a certain degree of apathy is natural, an innate sluggishness of the emotional nature. In the apathy of despair, a person gives up, without resistance or sensibility, to what he has fiercely struggled to avoid. While apathy is want of feeling, calmness is feeling without agitation. Calmness is the result of strength, courage, or trust; apathy is the result of dulness or weakness. Composure is freedom from agitation or disturbance, resulting ordinarily from force of will, or from perfect confidence in one's own resources. Impassibility is a philosophical term applied to the Deity, as infinitely exalted above all stir of passion or emotion. Unfeelingness, the Saxon word that should be the exact equivalent of apathy, really means more, a lack of the feeling one ought to have, a censurable hardness of heart. Indifference and insensibility designate the absence of feeling toward certain persons or things; apathy, entire absence of feeling. Indifference is a want of interest; insensibility is a want of feeling; unconcern has reference to consequences. We speak of insensibility of heart, immobility of countenance. Stoicism is an intentional suppression of feeling and deadening of sensibilities, while apathy is involuntary. Compare CALM; REST; STUPOR.
Synonyms:
apathy, calmness, composure, immobility, impassibility, insensibility, lethargy, phlegm, quietness, quietude, sluggishness, stillness, stoicism, tranquillity, unconcern, unfeelingnessAntonyms:
agitation, alarm, anxiety, care, distress, disturbance, eagerness, emotion, excitement, feeling, frenzy, fury, passion, sensibility, sensitiveness, storm, susceptibility, sympathy, turbulence, vehemence, violencePreposition:
The apathy of monastic life; apathy toward good.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
indifference
Synonyms:
triviality, unimportance, insignificance, coolness, carelessness, apathy, insensibility, composureAntonyms:
importance, significance, weight, gravity, eagerness, interest, affection, ardor
Princeton's WordNet
indifferencenoun
unbiased impartial unconcern
Synonyms:
phlegm, apathy, impassivity, nonchalance, spiritlessness, unconcern, numbness, emotionlessness, impassiveness, stolidity, unemotionalityemotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionalitynoun
apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
Synonyms:
sluggishness, spiritlessness, sputum, stolidness, flatness, emotionlessness, lethargy, languor, numbness, unemotionality, impassiveness, phlegm, impassivity, stoicism, nonchalance, apathy, stolidity, unconcernapathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessnessnoun
the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
Synonyms:
phlegm, impassivity, nonchalance, spiritlessness, apathy, unconcern, numbness, emotionlessness, impassiveness, stolidity, unemotionalitynonchalance, unconcern, indifferencenoun
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
Synonyms:
nonchalance, impassivity, phlegm, unconcern, spiritlessness, numbness, apathy, emotionlessness, impassiveness, stolidity, unemotionality
Dictionary of English Synonymes
indifferencenoun
Synonyms:
neutrality, impartiality, disinterestedness, freedom from bias or prejudiceindifferencenoun
Synonyms:
unconcernedness, apathy, coldness, carelessness, negligence, heedlessness, inattention, want of interestindifferencenoun
Synonyms:
triviality, unimportance, insignificance
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
indifferencenoun
Synonyms:
apathy, coolness, negligence, unconcern, nonchalance, insouciance, mediocrity, inferiority, neutrality, impartiality, disinterestedness
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "indifference":
apathy, disregard, neglect, recklessness, inattention, complacency
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#11158 | neglect | |
#18414 | disregard | |
#25345 | indifference | |
#28609 | apathy | |
#37017 | numbness | |
#38525 | tranquillity | |
#41342 | coolness | |
#41436 | stillness | |
#42263 | complacency | |
#46334 | composure | |
#51680 | sputum | |
#54283 | lethargy | |
#57236 | carelessness | |
#59387 | flatness | |
#59580 | calmness | |
#68540 | quietness | |
#75377 | inattention | |
#75706 | recklessness | |
#77967 | phlegm | |
#81049 | insignificance | |
#89110 | immobility | |
#91317 | quietude | |
#108653 | stoicism | |
#120897 | sluggishness | |
#137952 | triviality | |
#148084 | languor | |
#158236 | nonchalance | |
#189206 | insensibility | |
#229318 | unconcern | |
#272811 | unimportance |
How to use indifference in a sentence?
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
Tolerance is another word for indifference.
Only one enemy is worse than despair: indifference. In every area of human creativity, indifference is the enemy; indifference of evil is worse than evil, because it is also sterile.
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
The charges brought against Officer Hankison state that Officer Hankison violated standard operating procedures when Officer Hankison actions displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human life. The choice to bring these charges alone and so late highlights the indifference to human life shown by everyone involved in Breonna Taylors murder.
Translations for indifference
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- lhostejnostCzech
- GleichgültigkeitGerman
- αδιαφορίαGreek
- neglekto, indiferento, malzorgoEsperanto
- indiferenciaSpanish
- penseys, välinpitämättömyysFinnish
- indifférenceFrench
- אֲדִישׁוּתHebrew
- közönyHungarian
- indiferentesoIdo
- 無関心, 冷淡Japanese
- onverschilligheidDutch
- likegyldighetNorwegian
- obojętnośćPolish
- indiferençaPortuguese
- indiferențăRomanian
- равнодушие, безразличиеRussian
- ravnodušnost, равнодушностSerbo-Croatian
- likgiltighetSwedish
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