Synonyms of indifference

indifference

noun

in-ˈdi-f(ə-)rən(t)s 

as in disregard

lack of interest or concern

an alarming indifference toward the well-being of his own children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disregard
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• apathy
• insouciance
• casualness
• complacence
• disinterestedness
• incuriosity
• torpor
• carelessness
• recklessness
• lukewarmness
• incuriousness
• unawareness
• lethargy
• coldness
• heedlessness
• tepidity
• callousness
• detachment
• tepidness
• aloofness
• dispassion
• impassivity
• stoicism
• insensitivity
• impassiveness
• hardness
• stolidity
• halfheartedness
• listlessness
• callosity
• hard-heartedness
• phlegm
• bloodlessness
• cool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concern
• interest
• regard
• awareness
• attention
• curiosity
• sensitivity
• attentiveness
• keenness
• prejudice
• bias
• conscientiousness
• partiality
• desire
• zeal
• warmth
• heedfulness
• vehemence
• ardor
• passion
• warmheartedness
• fervency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indifference

But this time, what was most bizarre to Andress before the Home Run Derby, and a live audience of 40,000, was her indifference. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025

For months, Trump and his inner circle had demurred and speculated over the start and hypothetical end of the war in Ukraine, and displayed an indifference to Kyiv’s sovereignty that signaled a jarring shift in policy was coming. —Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025

Flanked by walls made of black lava stone, the young poets of the Goma Slam Session denounced the pillaging of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s abundant natural resources and the indifference of its political elites. —Patricia Huon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025

Five people, ranging in age from 19 to 38, have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder with depraved indifference, according to the release. —Zoe Sottile, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025