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Nonchalant

Indifferent; careless; cool.

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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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Unconcern 74% connected

Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference.

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Unconcern 74% connected

Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference.

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Casual 92% connected

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

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Insouciant 92% connected

Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned.

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Adiaphorist noun · 78% connection

One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther…

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Adiaphoristic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice.

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Adiaphorous adjective · 78% connection

Indifferent or neutral.

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Alienate verb · 78% connection

To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; -- wit…

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Apathetical adjective · 78% connection

Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.

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Bias noun · 78% connection

A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.

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Careful adjective · 78% connection

Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or…

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Careless adjective · 78% connection

Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a…

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Cold-hearted adjective · 78% connection

Wanting passion or feeling; indifferent.

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Conscienceless adjective · 78% connection

Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous.

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Cool superl. · 78% connection

Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as,…

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Die verb · 78% connection

To become indifferent; to cease to be subject; as, to die to pleasure or to sin.

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Equal adjective · 78% connection

Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.

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Gaduin noun · 78% connection

A yellow or brown amorphous substance, of indifferent nature, found in cod-liver oil.

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Indifference noun · 78% connection

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

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Indifferent adjective · 78% connection

Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to th…

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Indifferently adverb · 78% connection

In an indifferent manner; without distinction or preference; impartially; without concern, wish, affection, or aversion; tolerably; pa…

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Inert adjective · 78% connection

having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"

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