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uninterested
uninterestednot interested, uncaring, apathetic, indifferent
Not to be confused with:disinterested – unbiased by personal interest; not influenced by selfish motives; impartial; neutralun·in·ter·est·ed U0082400 (ŭn-ĭn′trĭ-stĭd, -tər-ĭ-stĭd, -tə-rĕs′tĭd)adj. Not interested in something; having no interest.
un·in′ter·est·ed·ly adv.Usage Note: The word uninterested, which properly means "taking no interest, not interested," is sometimes used to mean "not favoring either side, unprejudiced," where one would expect to see disinterested instead. The Usage Panel roundly disapproved of this usage in our 2001 survey, with 96 percent rejecting the sentence Every historian ought to be extremely uninterested; he ought neither to praise nor to blame those he speaks of. See Usage Note at disinterested.uninterested (ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪd; -tərɪs-) adjindifferent; unconcerned unˈinterestedly adv unˈinterestedness nUsage: See at disinterestedun•in•ter•est•ed (ʌnˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd)
adj. 1. having or showing no feeling of interest; indifferent. 2. not personally concerned in something. [1640–50] un•in′ter•est•ed•ly, adv. un•in′ter•est•ed•ness, n. usage: See disinterested. disinterested uninterested1. 'disinterested'You use disinterested to describe someone who is not involved in a situation and can therefore make fair decisions or judgements about it. I'm a disinterested observer.Some people also use disinterested to say that someone is not interested in something or someone. Her mother had always been disinterested in her.2. 'uninterested'However, this use is often regarded as incorrect. Instead of 'disinterested', it is better to say uninterested. Lionel was uninterested in the house.Etta appeared totally uninterested.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"interested - having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern; "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators" | | 2. |  uninterested - having no care or interest in knowing; "she appeared totally uninterested"incurious - showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity; "strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them" |
uninterestedadjective indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic, bored, distant, listless, impassive, blasé, unresponsive, uninvolved, incurious unhelpful and uninterested shop staff
interested, involved, concerned, keen, alert, curious, enthusiastic, responsive see disinteresteduninterestedadjective1. Without emotion or interest:apathetic, detached, impassive, incurious, indifferent, insensible, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, unresponsive.2. Lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairs:aloof, detached, disinterested, incurious, indifferent, unconcerned, uninvolved.Translationsuninterested (anˈintristid) adjective not having or showing any interest. I told him the news but he seemed uninterested. 不感興趣的 不感兴趣的uninterested
Related to uninterested: disinterestedSynonyms for uninterestedadj indifferentSynonyms- indifferent
- unconcerned
- apathetic
- bored
- distant
- listless
- impassive
- blasé
- unresponsive
- uninvolved
- incurious
Antonyms- interested
- involved
- concerned
- keen
- alert
- curious
- enthusiastic
- responsive
Synonyms for uninterestedadj without emotion or interestSynonyms- apathetic
- detached
- impassive
- incurious
- indifferent
- insensible
- lethargic
- listless
- phlegmatic
- stolid
- unconcerned
- unresponsive
adj lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairsSynonyms- aloof
- detached
- disinterested
- incurious
- indifferent
- unconcerned
- uninvolved
Antonyms for uninterestedadj not having or showing interestAntonymsadj having no care or interest in knowingRelated Words |