as in nonchalant
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
how can you be so uncurious about the world around you?
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Recent Examples of uncurious
The media approaches these stories in kind of an uncurious way.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Yet the film seems uncurious about the fate that befalls working-class men who go from deplorables to chumps and are then dismissed.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Nov. 2020
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Yet the film seems uncurious about the fate that befalls working-class men who go from deplorables to chumps and are then dismissed.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncurious
Adjective
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Slattery has a knack for giving big performances that also feel nonchalant, almost like he’s been there in that backyard the whole time yelling about lettuce, and a TV production just happened to set up shop around him.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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In the world of street style, models offer a particular brand of nonchalant cool that the industry has long been obsessed with.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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Just beyond the front desk, a fire roars behind a massive stone hearth, and a live piano plays in the heart of the resort, the lobby lounge (dubbed the Living Room), a choice spot for lunch, casual meetings, or pre-dinner drinks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Goodman, with her friendly, approachable writing style, demystified what had previously been a wonky, mathematical discipline, allowing even casual readers to feel a newfound connection with the tides of the universe.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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When Obama met Trump for a ritual pre-Inauguration visit to the Oval Office, he was struck by how unschooled and incurious the President-elect was.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Michael is fundamentally incurious about its subject as a human or artist.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Uncurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncurious. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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