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Synonyms for disinterested

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

  1. adj. 1

    Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.

  2. adj. 2

    Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”).

Related words

Word family
disinterestedly disinterestedness

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Disinterested or Generous?

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

Word1850 → 2019Trend
disinterestedsteady
apatheticfalling
unconcernedrising
listlessrising
lackadaisicalrising
impartialfalling

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