indifferent
10
3.7
- adjective
- /ɪnˈdɪfərənt/
:
imparcial
- The international community has also seemed relatively indifferent to Iran's actions.
- remain indifferent
- impartial and indifferent
- politically indifferent
I have leaders in my organization who are great at their craft, who are indifferent and neutral as leaders.
- I have leaders in my organization who are great at their craft, who are indifferent and neutral as leaders.
- These rates settle at levels where investors are indifferent between buying a series of short term bonds or just buying the long term bond.
- So if you're a bank, you're indifferent because it's still a loan.
Examples
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These rates settle at levels where investors are indifferent between buying a series of short term bonds or just buying the long term bond.
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I have leaders in my organization who are great at their craft, who are indifferent and neutral as leaders.
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They are indifferent to each other.
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The city claims to be a multicultural community, indifferent to racial or religious distinctions, treating all its citizens alike.
Academic text (2000) -
Many remain mostly unaware of the approach or, if aware, simply indifferent, neither endorsing nor condemning FSC.
Academic text (2006) -
We have a president who is at best very skeptical and indifferent to science in general and has expressed anti vaccine sentiments from time to time.
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The teacher remained indifferent to the student's excuses and insisted on the deadline.
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In a debate, it is essential to be indifferent to personal biases and focus on the facts.
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She felt indifferent towards the outcome of the game, as her favorite team had already been eliminated.
Synonyms
218
3.6
Not supporting either side in a conflict
74
4.2
Not supporting one side and treating people fairly
43
4.4
Does not show personal feelings or opinions and treats people fairly
22
5.9
Not influenced by personal feelings and fair to everyone
14
6.7
Not letting strong feelings affect your judgment
12
4.4
Being careful to judge people and ideas honestly without taking sides
3
6.0
Treating people fairly without showing favor to anyone
1
6.0
Fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when judging people and ideas
1
6.0
Not having strong opinions or showing them
Does not let personal feelings affect a decision
Not favoring any person or side and treating all fairly
Not supporting either side in a dispute
Not showing unfair dislike or bias toward other people
Antonyms
How Impartial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indifferent comes from in- 'not' plus different 'different', so it can mean 'not taking a different side' and treating things the same. That's why someone who is indifferent in a dispute is impartial and does not favor one side.