Synonyms for apathetic
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Indifferent — void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion
indifferent, uninterested, unconcerned, nonchalant, uncaring, stoic, disinterested, phlegmatic, torpid, lackadaisical, dull, impassive, jaded, listless, unenthusiastic, lethargic, lukewarm, passionless, callous, insensible, cool, world-weary
Other
apathic, easy-going, apathetical rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
Related words
- Word family
- apathetically apatheism apathy
- Is a kind of
- alexithymic
Example sentences
- uninterested I told him of our plans, but he seemed uninterested.
- unconcerned Tom said that he thought that I seemed unconcerned.
- nonchalant Matthew was acting as nonchalant as he could.
- uncaring People think you're uncaring because you never show emotion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| apathetic | falling | |
| uninterested | rising | |
| unconcerned | rising | |
| nonchalant | rising | |
| uncaring | rising | |
| apathic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cool1, dull1
- 5 letters
- stoic2, jaded2
- 6 letters
- torpid2
- 7 letters
- callous2, apathic
- 8 letters
- lukewarm2, uncaring3, listless2
- 9 letters
- lethargic3, impassive3
- 10 letters
- nonchalant3, phlegmatic3, insensible4
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unconcerned3, passionless, apathetical
- 12 letters
- uninterested4
- 13 letters
- disinterested4, lackadaisical5
- 14 letters
- unenthusiastic6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stoic2 = 2 syllables).