Synonyms for Apathetic

Synonyms for "apathetic" (265 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Adjective(6 words)

indifferent aboulic bluntedcivic ignorancedisengaged disinterested

abeyantaffording no hopealoof anesthetic ataractic backward balking balky benumbed blah blase bleak bored callous careless casual cataleptic catatonic centrist cheerless

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cold cold-blooded cold-hearted comatose comfortless dead debilitated desensitized despairing desperate despondent detacheddevil-may-caredilatory disconsolate disinterested dismal

Adjective(6 words)

adiaphroistic apathisticalblaséblithe cool deaf

Verb(1 words)

bothered

Noun(3 words)

civic indifferencedeadnessdisconnected from

Strong matches (80)

dispassionate disregardful distant dopey dormant droopy drugged dry dull easygoing enervated even exanimate fifty-fifty flat forlorn foul grim groggy grudging

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half-and-halfheartless heavy hebetudinous heedless hopeless impartial impassible impassivein a stuporin abeyancein despairin suspenseinactive inanimate inattentive incurious independent indifferent inert inexcitable insensible insensitive insouciant jaded lackadaisical laggard languid languorous laodicean latent leaden lethargic lifeless

Adjective(17 words)

dispassionate dull enervated gallionic halfhearted heartless impassive indifferent ineffervescible insensible insouciant jaded lackadaisical languid languorous laodicean lethargic

Adjective(7 words)

distantemotional stagnationemotionlessenvironmental apathyflatflat affectlethargic response

Noun(2 words)

emotionally indifferentleast civic

Related words (132)

limp listless loath logy lumpishmatter-of-factmidway mindless moderate moribund negligent neuter neutral nonaligned nonchalant noncommitted nonpartisan numb numbed olympian

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Adjective(25 words)

listless lotophagous lukewarm mopey nonchalant nonplussed phlegmatic pococurante shiftless spiritless supine tepid torpedinous torpid unaroused uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic unimpressible uninterested

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unlively unmoved untouched unzealous world-weary

Adjective(10 words)

passionless passivepassive memberunconcerned uneager unexcited uninterested unmotivated unresponsive unsympathetic

Noun(2 words)

political disengagementshrugging

Verb(1 words)

shrugged

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

8 entries

affective statebehavioral tendencycivic attitudeclinical findingemotional statepersonality traitpsychiatric symptomsocial attitude

More specific

8 entries

blunted disengaged disinterested dispassionate flat numb passive stoic

Collocations

6 entries

apathetic attitudeapathetic dispositionapathetic moodapathetic patientapathetic responseapathetic voter turnout

Inflections

2 entries

more apatheticmost apathetic

Derivations

2 entries

apathetically apatheticness

similar

2 entries

spiritless uninterested

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The youth of our country is apathetic about politics.

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It is said that the younger generation today is apathetic.

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He is a massive dimwit, inherently apathetic and incapable of rational thought.

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"Are you apathetic or just ignorant?" "I don't know and I don't care."

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