If you are uninterestedin something or someone, you do not want to know any more about them, because you think they have no special or exciting qualities.
I was so uninterested in the result that I didn't even bother to look at it. [+ in]
...unhelpful and uninterested shop staff.
Synonyms: indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic, bored More Synonyms of uninterested
uninterested in British English
(ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪs-)
adjective
indifferent; unconcerned
▶ USAGE See note at disinterested
Derived forms
uninterestedly (unˈinterestedly)
adverb
uninterestedness (unˈinterestedness)
noun
uninterested in American English
(ʌnˈɪntrəstɪd; ʌnˈɪntərɪstɪd)
adjective
not interested; indifferent
Derived forms
uninterestedly (unˈinterestedly)
adverb
Examples of 'uninterested' in a sentence
uninterested
He looked uninterested, as though he would rather be somewhere else.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Most elections are decided by a small number of swing voters, geographically spread out and largely uninterested in politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My parents were completely uninterested in me.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He was the heartbeat of their team last season but he looked uninterested and a different player when he came back.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Half of them were completely uninterested.
The Sun (2010)
Some of the brightest and most successful people have done perfectly well without a degree and after being totally uninterested at school.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This demographic is seen as uninterested in politics and so parties aren't interested in wooing them.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These are simple picturesque people, uninterested in politics and easily confused.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In reality I can be totally scruffy and uninterested in style.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I'm completely uninterested in all that.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She is completely uninterested in stories about herself, unless they are accompanied by cartoons, which she loves.
Brian Hoey AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002)
A year ago Black was working in a chip shop, apparently uninterested in politics until the referendum campaign lit a fire.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
WOMEN who use Botox are wrecking their friendships because their frozen faces make them look uninterested in others, a study has found.
The Sun (2010)
(adjective)
Definition
having or showing no interest in someone or something
unhelpful and uninterested shop staff
Synonyms
indifferent
People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
unconcerned
apathetic
Many people feel apathetic about the candidates in both parties.
bored
I am getting very bored with this entire business.
distant
listless
He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat.
impassive
He searched the man's impassive face for some indication that he understood.
blasé
his seemingly blasé attitude
unresponsive
uninvolved
incurious
Opposites
interested
,
involved
,
concerned
,
keen
,
alert
,
curious
,
enthusiastic
,
responsive
see disinterested
Additional synonyms
in the sense of apathetic
Many people feel apathetic about the candidates in both parties.
Synonyms
uninterested,
passive,
indifferent,
sluggish,
unmoved,
stoic,
stoical,
unconcerned,
listless,
cold,
cool,
impassive,
unresponsive,
phlegmatic,
unfeeling,
unemotional,
torpid,
emotionless,
insensible
in the sense of blasé
his seemingly blasé attitude
Synonyms
nonchalant,
cool,
bored,
distant,
regardless,
detached,
weary,
indifferent,
careless,
lukewarm,
glutted,
jaded,
unmoved,
unconcerned,
impervious,
uncaring,
uninterested,
apathetic,
offhand,
world-weary,
heedless,
satiated,
unexcited,
surfeited,
cloyed
in the sense of bored
I am getting very bored with this entire business.
Synonyms
fed up,
tired,
hacked (off) (US, slang),
wearied,
weary,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
uninterested,
sick and tired (informal),
listless,
browned-off (informal),
brassed off (British, slang),
ennuied,
hoha (New Zealand)
Nearby words of
uninterested
unintelligent
unintelligible
unintentional
uninterested
uninteresting
uninterrupted
uninvited
Synonyms of 'uninterested'
uninterested
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of impassive
Definition
not showing or feeling emotion
He searched the man's impassive face for some indication that he understood.