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

Examples of uncaring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Director Orson Krennic Anybody in middle management can relate to this Imperial officer who's saddled with getting a big project up and running (in his case, the first Death Star), forced to deal with uncaring bosses and winds up having some rebellious types screw the whole thing up. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026

Expressing concerns about rising electricity rates, water shortages, and uncaring tech oligarchs, most attendees were resolutely opposed. —Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026

Standing outside her Brooklyn home on Friday, a devastated Wright struggled to understand how the driver who hit her child could be so uncaring. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026

But dismissing public servants as lazy, overpaid or uncaring ignores the reality of the people doing the work — and undermines our ability to attract the talent needed to govern well. —John Atkinson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncaring

• childbearing
• comparing
• declaring
• despairing
• forbearing
• impairing
• preparing
• repairing
• ridesharing
• timesharing
• unerring
• unsparing