as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
an alarming indifference toward the well-being of his own children
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Recent Examples of indifference
Some have responded with indifference; in April, Lithgow told U.K.'s Sunday Times that Rowling was not the factor holding him back from joining the production.
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Bradleys have said that in the days after Amy went missing, they were met with resistance and indifference from cruise officials.
—Sarah Jones, People.com, 30 July 2025
In the 1980s and ’90s, when structural violence and institutional indifference surrounded many Black communities like a moat, here was a young Black man being raised in love — secure, seen, and believed in.
—Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman had proposed national health insurance, only to see opposition from the American Medical Association and indifference by Republican leaders kill it.
—Time, 23 July 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Bradleys have said that in the days after Amy went missing, they were met with resistance and indifference from cruise officials.
—Sarah Jones, People.com, 30 July 2025
In the 1980s and ’90s, when structural violence and institutional indifference surrounded many Black communities like a moat, here was a young Black man being raised in love — secure, seen, and believed in.
—Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman had proposed national health insurance, only to see opposition from the American Medical Association and indifference by Republican leaders kill it.
—Time, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indifference
disregard
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Other countries, most notably China, offer massive industrial subsidies, overproduce exports, and disregard labor rules and environmental concerns.—
Wally Adeyemo,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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The zenith of the SSPX’s feud with the Vatican followed Lefebvre’s decision in 1988 to illicitly consecrate four bishops without Rome’s approval and in explicit disregard of warnings from then-Pope John Paul II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Indifference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indifference. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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