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as in nonchalant
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
people of conscience cannot be apathetic about the great suffering in this world
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as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
gave nothing more than an apathetic gaze to his interrogators
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Recent Examples of apathetic
Some reported feeling more apathetic rather than angry at Spurs’ past two home games: a 6-3 defeat by Liverpool just before Christmas that should have been even more lop-sided and Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers where Spurs conceded an 87th-minute equaliser.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Failing To Be Inclusive Failing to be inclusive when seeking unique ideas and skills leads to an apathetic and frustrated team.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Nothing except a white man who willingly admits being apathetic to Black people’s lives and two other white folks who joke around about politics being too serious and divisive.
—Melanie Curry, refinery29.com, 17 Feb. 2025
There will be another 15 minutes of football played — a third of a half of football — but those leaving have no desire to watch anymore of what could fairly be described as apathetic bilge.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Failing To Be Inclusive Failing to be inclusive when seeking unique ideas and skills leads to an apathetic and frustrated team.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Nothing except a white man who willingly admits being apathetic to Black people’s lives and two other white folks who joke around about politics being too serious and divisive.
—Melanie Curry, refinery29.com, 17 Feb. 2025
There will be another 15 minutes of football played — a third of a half of football — but those leaving have no desire to watch anymore of what could fairly be described as apathetic bilge.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apathetic
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There’s a certain undone sophistication in my work—think bourgeois meets grunge, or couture sensibility with a nonchalant attitude.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Hinged on nonchalant tailoring with whiffs of countryside chic, the fall 2025 collection codesigned by the husband-and-wife duo debuts Wednesday during Milan Fashion Week.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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And Susie Cullen’s production design turns typical markers of a fine-dining environment — windowless bathroom stalls; orange mood lighting; a stoic staff — into elements of a garish nightmare.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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However, his recent frustration and hunger for a win has left him breaking from his usual stoic self.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Another element she’s borrowed from Prince is a sense of casual virtuosity.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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Compensatory picks, while typically lower rounds are definitely underrated by the casual fan.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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According to Crombie, Bong was uninterested in the logic of gravity and who was flying the ship.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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These dissenters, who have been the scant liberal signs of life, are clearly uninterested in Carville’s play-dead strategy.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Apathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apathetic. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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