uncurious

Examples

• All

• Despite living in a vibrant city, she remained uncurious about the different cultures around her.

• Paul seems generally uncurious about answering these questions.

  Blog text (9)

• No thanks to uncurious lemmings in the press like you.

• I have been using the word "unserious" to describe him, but your term "uncurious" is clearer.

  Blog text (1)

• Obama is a singularly uninterested and uncurious person who does no factual or theoretical analysis of anything: history, policy, or program.

  Blog text (1)

• I picked up John Dean's latest book last night, and in it he points out that authoritarians, including religious authoritarians, tend to be intellectually uncurious.

  Blog text (8)

• Tom is surprisingly uncurious, rarely asking questions about his surroundings.

• The student was uncurious in class, showing little interest in the topics being discussed.

Synonyms

U

uninterested

vsuncurious

20 3.5

Not wanting to know about or take part in something

is specifically about lacking interest in learning or discovering

I

insular

vsuncurious

14 8.1

Not open to new ideas and people from outside a small community

means simply lacking interest in learning rather than cultural isolation

U

unenthusiastic

vsuncurious

4 3.9

Not showing much interest or excitement

expresses lack of interest in learning rather than low energy

I

incurious

vsuncurious

2 8.1

Not wanting to learn about new things

is the same meaning but an alternative adjective form

U

uninquisitive

vsuncurious

8.1

Not curious about learning or asking questions

is broader, lacking general interest in learning or discovery

U

uninquiring

vsuncurious

8.9

A person or thing that is not curious and does not ask questions

is broader, meaning a general lack of interest in learning

U

unexplorative

vsuncurious

8.5

Not willing to try new ideas, places, or experiences

focuses on lack of interest in learning and discovery

N

nonexplorative

vsuncurious

9.1

Not willing to try new things or look for new information

speaks to lack of interest in learning rather than active avoidance

U

unstudious

vsuncurious

7.6

Not liking to study or read

is broader, covering interest beyond formal studying

Antonyms

C

curious

675 1.3

Wanting to learn more about something and asking questions

I

inquisitive

25 4.4

Wanting to know or learn things, sometimes too nosy

How Curious

nosy

• Offensive

60 3.4

inquisitive

25 4.4

curious

675 1.3

uncurious

1 6.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology