Synonyms for unconcern
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Lack of interest or care; indifference or apathy.
Related words
- Word family
- unconcerned
Forms
- Plural
- unconcerns → indifferences, nonchalances, apathies, carelessnesses…
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Indifference is a want of interest; insensibility is a want of feeling; unconcern has reference to consequences.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- indifference The path to Auschwitz was paved with indifference.
- apathy Apathy is a paralysis of the soul, an early death.
- carelessness The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
- nonchalance Ziri replied with nonchalance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unconcern | falling | |
| indifference | steady | |
| apathy | falling | |
| carelessness | falling | |
| nonchalance | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- apathy3
- 10 letters
- dispassion
- 11 letters
- nonchalance3
- 12 letters
- indifference4, carelessness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apathy3 = 3 syllables).