uninterested
/ʌnˈɪnt(ə)rɪstɪd
/adjective
Not interested in or concerned about something or someone: I was totally uninterested in boys an uninterested voice...
- The comedian shakes my hand briefly, but seems distant and uninterested.
- She would often ring him and have nothing much to say or even sound bored and uninterested on the phone.
- But if you're bored of the hype and uninterested in the gossip, there's always the music.
Synonyms
indifferent to, unconcerned about, uninvolved in/with, incurious about, apathetic towards, bored by, unmoved by, unresponsive to, blasé about, nonchalant about, offhand about, lukewarm about, unenthusiastic about, phlegmatic about;
impassive, dispassionate;
aloof from, detached from, distant from
Usage
On the meaning and use of uninterested and disinterested, see disinterested (usage).
Derivatives
uninterestedly
- The attendant watched uninterestedly; drugs were common on Khao San Road.
- I glanced down uninterestedly at the small smear of blood on my left foot and shrugged before replying.
- ‘The Constitution,’ he stated, almost uninterestedly.
uninterestedness
- So, yea, the next portion of the entry was slated for earlier publication but due to my uninterestedness in blogging during the hectic exam period, I pushed it back until now.
- Peter is aware of my uninterestedness in the general proceedings.
- Maybe what was being tested was the total uninterestedness of the American public.
Rhymes
- motor mower
- motor nerve
- motor neuron
- motor neurone disease
- motor octane number
- motor oil
- motor-paced
- motor pacing
- motor park
- motorphobia
- motor point
- motor pool
- motor protein
- motor racing
- motor rally
- motor rallying
- motor region
- motor root
- motorsailer
- motor-school
- motor scooter
- motor scooterist
- motor spirit
- motor sport
- motor theory