as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
since the coach has a son on the team, his disinterest in the selection of a team captain cannot be assumed
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Recent Examples of disinterest
Last to arrive are Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a couple whose attachment to one another is hard to parse given his disinterest in her and her youthful, inextinguishable brightness toward him.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
If Washington downsized its commitment to Europe prematurely, Moscow could take it as a sign of growing U.S. disinterest and use the opportunity to press ahead.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Director Jason Reitman says his father Ivan Reitman’s disinterest in sequels may have been why the Ghostbusters franchise languished for more than three decades.
—John Russell, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
But the all-wheel-drive vehicle was struggling to gain traction in the U.S., thanks in part to the country’s historic disinterest in rally racing and several recalls for a sudden unintended acceleration issue.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
If Washington downsized its commitment to Europe prematurely, Moscow could take it as a sign of growing U.S. disinterest and use the opportunity to press ahead.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
Director Jason Reitman says his father Ivan Reitman’s disinterest in sequels may have been why the Ghostbusters franchise languished for more than three decades.
—John Russell, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
But the all-wheel-drive vehicle was struggling to gain traction in the U.S., thanks in part to the country’s historic disinterest in rally racing and several recalls for a sudden unintended acceleration issue.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterest
Noun
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In its landmark Climate Action Law adopted in December 2023, the country aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2030 and reach climate neutrality by 2045, along with setting annual emission budgets for various sectors until 2030.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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These are typically hogwash for multiple reasons, not least of which is the combination of ideological bias with the pretense of ideological neutrality.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
18 Feb. 2025
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All Senate Democrats and GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against Patel citing his lack of political objectivity.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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All of the human tragedy spurred by McCarthy sprang from the definition of objectivity that guided political journalism at the time.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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“Disinterest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterest. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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