SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
apathy
noun
A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
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Lack of interest
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Usage distinction
Return to topListlessness may reflect fatigue; apathy concerns motivation, interest, or feeling.
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The apathetic family
apathy is grouped under apathetic in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
apatheticadjective
Showing little interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Lacking interest or concern
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The once apathetic audience became engaged when questions began.
At another festival workshop, the organizer found some participants apathetic about choosing the closing music, showing little interest in any of the proposals.
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See apathy in use
Low attendance suggested apathy about the proposed rule change.
The chess club's apathy about its new ranking table was explicit: members said the standings interested them so little that they never checked them.
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