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
Despite Cameron’s disinterest, the conversation didn’t go away.
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Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Positive body language can help leaders appear confident, approachable, and engaged, while negative body language may inadvertently signal disinterest, discomfort, or defensiveness.
—Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.d., Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Kelly is in the final year of a four-year, $50 million contract extension, and he’s been candid about the Colts’ disinterest in giving him another extension.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Campbell left for the locker room in the fourth quarter to express his disinterest in helping his team.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Positive body language can help leaders appear confident, approachable, and engaged, while negative body language may inadvertently signal disinterest, discomfort, or defensiveness.
—Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.d., Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Kelly is in the final year of a four-year, $50 million contract extension, and he’s been candid about the Colts’ disinterest in giving him another extension.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Campbell left for the locker room in the fourth quarter to express his disinterest in helping his team.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterest
Noun
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One way to cut the Gordian knot would be Ukrainian neutrality.—
Armstrong Williams,
Orange County Register,
13 Jan. 2025
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Since the full transfer of the canal in 1999, in accordance with the Torrijos-Carter Treaties of 1977, which guaranteed its neutrality, mostly things have worked well.—
Llewellyn King,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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First, avoid letting your friendship compromise fairness or objectivity.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Various outfits, positioning themselves as neutral guides to the marketplace of ideas, now tout evaluations of news organizations’ trustworthiness, but relying on these requires trusting in the quality and objectivity of the evaluation.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.
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