indifferent

Meaning

Adj

1. Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
2. Indicating or reflecting a lack of concern or care.
3. Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage).
4. Having no preference.
5. (dated) Unbiased, impartial, judging fairly.
6. Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
7. Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.
8. (obsolete) Not different, matching.

Noun

A person who is indifferent or apathetic.

Adv

1. (obsolete) To some extent, in some degree (intermediate between very and not at all); moderately, tolerably, fairly.
2. (obsolete) Without distinction or preference for some over others.

Synonyms

apathetic

unconcerned

uninterested

neutral

cold

🥶

listless

disinterested

nonchalant

careless

cool

🆒

casual

detached

uncaring

aloof

unbiased

ordinary

neglectful

mediocre

impartial

callous

stoical

regardless

so-so

cavalier

unsympathetic

negligent

lethargic

insensible

unfeeling

incurious

half-hearted

immaterial

inert

impassive

deaf

unbiassed

standoffish

reserved

passive

normal

plain

cold-hearted

middling

fair

blase

forget about

lukewarm

dispirited

light

insensitive

Translations

indifférent

indifferente

indiferente

indiferente

gleichgültig

αδιάφορος

indiferent

onverschillig

lauw

Indifferenz

unbeteiligt

indifferent

apàtico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/

Etymology

From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different.