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indifferent
showing no care or concern in attitude or action
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adjective
showing no care or concern in attitude or action
“indifferent to the sufferings of others”
adjective
(usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed
“deaf to her warnings”
adjective
(often followed by ‘to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
“whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)”
adjective
marked by a lack of interest
“an apathetic audience”
adjective
neither too great nor too little
“a couple of indifferent hills to climb”
adjective
being neither good nor bad
“an indifferent performance”
adjective
characterized by a lack of partiality
“a properly indifferent jury”
adjective
marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another
“indifferent about which book you would give them”
adjective
having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
“inert matter”
adjective
fairly poor to not very good
“has an indifferent singing voice”
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indifferent to the sufferings of others
indifferent to her plea
deaf to her warnings
whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)
what others think is altogether indifferent to him
an apathetic audience
the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent
a couple of indifferent hills to climb
an indifferent performance
a gifted painter but an indifferent actor
a so-so golfer
feeling only so-so
a properly indifferent jury
an unbiased account of her family problems
indifferent about which book you would give them
was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation
inert matter
an indifferent chemical in a reaction
has an indifferent singing voice
has indifferent qualifications for the job
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