Synonyms for disinterested
- adjective
Most common
unconcerned apathetic lackadaisical listless impartial dispassionate
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Uninterested — synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”)
unconcerned, apathetic, lackadaisical, listless, incurious, uncaring, lethargic, nonchalant, dull, impassive, phlegmatic, passive, insouciant, torpid, languid, supine, spiritless, pococurante, unaroused, unenthusiastic, jaded, unmoved
2. Impartial — having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial
impartial, dispassionate, neutral, unbiased, unprejudiced, even-handed, detached, objective, liberal, candid, non-aligned, non-partisan, cold, equitable, clinical, nonpersonal, unpartisan, unpartial, unbigoted, unprepossessed rare, indistinguishing dated, imprejudicate dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.
- adj. 2
Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”).
Related words
- Word family
- disinterestedly disinterestedness
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Disinterested suggests rather the thought of one's own self-denial; generous, of one's hearty interest in another's welfare or happiness.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- apathetic It's said that the youth of today are apathetic.
- unconcerned Tom said that he thought that I seemed unconcerned.
- listless I feel listless and have a throbbing headache.
- lackadaisical His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.
- impartial I doubt very seriously that Tom will be impartial.
- dispassionate Tom always sounds so dispassionate, no matter what he's talking about.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disinterested | steady | |
| apathetic | falling | |
| unconcerned | rising | |
| listless | rising | |
| lackadaisical | rising | |
| impartial | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cold1, dull1
- 5 letters
- jaded2
- 6 letters
- candid2, supine2, torpid2
- 7 letters
- liberal3, neutral2, passive2, unmoved2, languid2
- 8 letters
- clinical3, generous3, detached2, unbiased3, uncaring3, listless2
- 9 letters
- objective3, impartial3, equitable4, apathetic4, lethargic3, unselfish, impassive3, incurious, unaroused, unpartial, unbigoted
- 10 letters
- nonchalant3, phlegmatic3, insouciant3, spiritless, unpartisan
- 11 letters
- unconcerned3, pococurante, nonpersonal
- 12 letters
- unprejudiced
- 13 letters
- dispassionate4, lackadaisical5, imprejudicate
- 14 letters
- unenthusiastic6, unprepossessed
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jaded2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- désintéressé
- Italiano
- disinteressato
- Español
- imparcial
- Deutsch
- selbstlos