uncaring

adjective

un·​car·​ing ˌən-ˈker-iŋ 

: lacking proper sympathy, concern, or interest

a cold and uncaring manner/attitude/person

an uncaring [=apathetic] attitude toward schoolwork

uncaringly adverb

uncaringness noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike Prince Charles, Princess Anne rejects the notion that Queen Elizabeth was an uncaring mother. —Women's Health, 3 May 2023

Clark offered up a few dreams: changing people’s attitudes and calling out NIMBY sentiments as an uncaring response to the communities calling out for help. —Leah Waters, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023

Remember, being introverted does not mean being shy or uncaring—in fact, quite the opposite. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023

Such a cold, uncaring, un-empathetic way. —Ile-ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023

The praise is bizarrely at odds with the brothers’ latest tweets, which characterize him as incompetent and uncaring. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2022

An Everyman coping with the tumult of the city, Biberkopf is drawn into a life of petty crime and ultimately crushed under the weight of an uncaring society on the brink of self-destruction, losing an arm in the process. —A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022

However, the recent outbreaks, and the government’s stumbles in handling them, paint a different picture: of an incapable and uncaring regime. —Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2022

President Meryl Streep is oblivious and uncaring, more concerned with her popularity. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above