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Indifferent

Not mal/ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance.

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Heedless 84% connected

Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.

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Heedless 84% connected

Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.

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Impartial 84% connected

Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just.

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Impartial 84% connected

Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just.

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Inferior 84% connected

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Inferior 84% connected

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Moderate 84% connected

Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Moderate 84% connected

Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Ordinary 84% connected

According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.

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Ordinary 84% connected

According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.

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Unconcerned 84% connected

Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned…

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Unconcerned 84% connected

Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned…

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Uninterested 84% connected

Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business.

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Uninterested 84% connected

Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business.

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Derivationally related 4

Indifference 74% connected

The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; i…

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Indifference 74% connected

The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; i…

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Nonchalance 74% connected

Indifference; carelessness; coolness.

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Nonchalance 74% connected

Indifference; carelessness; coolness.

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Synonym 7

Apathetic 92% connected

Alt. of Apathetical

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Deaf 92% connected

Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.

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Immaterial 92% connected

Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.

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Inert 92% connected

Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.

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Neutral 92% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

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So-so 92% connected

Neither very good nor very bad; middling; passable; tolerable; indifferent.

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Unbiased 92% connected

Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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