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as in nonchalant
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
people of conscience cannot be apathetic about the great suffering in this world
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as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
gave nothing more than an apathetic gaze to his interrogators
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Recent Examples of apathetic
Compared with their cognitively average peers, super-agers are the opposite of apathetic, says Gefen; they are actively engaged with other people and activities.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Now, business leaders, workers and civilians alike have all become apathetic toward their own safety, innocently forgetting that there are measures keeping them protected every single day.
—Jim Pauley, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Our narrator is Alex, an apathetic and depraved teen gang leader who is as pleased by violence as he is enthralled with classical music.
—Robert English, EW.com, 30 July 2025
President Donald Trump's return to the White House has left many progressive Americans feeling disillusioned, resigned, and apathetic.
—Time, 16 July 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Now, business leaders, workers and civilians alike have all become apathetic toward their own safety, innocently forgetting that there are measures keeping them protected every single day.
—Jim Pauley, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Our narrator is Alex, an apathetic and depraved teen gang leader who is as pleased by violence as he is enthralled with classical music.
—Robert English, EW.com, 30 July 2025
President Donald Trump's return to the White House has left many progressive Americans feeling disillusioned, resigned, and apathetic.
—Time, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apathetic
Adjective
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Instead, the record reads more like an attempt at appearing nonchalant towards the negative noise, while simultaneously only focusing on it, sandwiched between a few peppy love songs.—
Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
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The designer might give off a rock star vibe with her nonchalant image, but deep inside, craftsmanship is near and dear to her heart, like the thousands of vinyl records she’s collected throughout her career.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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These little Swedish jewels are a reminder that even the most stoic and pragmatic carmakers can inspire with a brilliant high note of design and imagination.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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The tone shifts from stoic and dark to campy by the end of the eight-episode series.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nylons are a must with all but the most casual outfits.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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Find it at a casual affair or on the elegant Thanksgiving buffet.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Only four hundred are still detained, Pinochet assured him, which wasn’t true, but Kissinger seemed uninterested in the numbers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sadly, our country’s leaders appear to be wholly uninterested in raising more generations of empathetic children, much less helping immigrant children and families to feel safe and welcomed in their new homeland.—
Priscilla Blossom,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Apathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apathetic. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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