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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of indifference

Some comfort can be found in the indifference of the cosmos to our stories; some other comfort lies in the thought that the cosmos tells stories much like our own. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024

One day after a clip of Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley ripping JJ Redick went viral, the Lakers coach issued his own rebuttal — with indifference. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025

But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat. —Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024

Gelb’s notion of a decades-long melodic drought ending with Philip Glass and John Adams shows a basic indifference to opera history. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024