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apathetic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of apathetic

1 having or showing a lack of interest or concern

people of conscience cannot be apathetic about the great suffering in this world

Synonyms of apathetic

casual, complacent, disinterested, incurious, indifferent, insensible, insouciant, nonchalant, perfunctory, pococurante, unconcerned, uncurious, uninterested

Words Related to apathetic

halfhearted, lukewarm, tepid

aloof, cold, numb, remote, unemotional

callous, hard-hearted, insensitive, unfeeling

calm, cool, detached, dispassionate

careless, heedless, mindless

impassive, impervious, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid

lethargic, listless

Near Antonyms of apathetic

attentive, aware, conscientious, heedful, mindful

caring, sensitive, warmhearted

ardent, fervent, keen, passionate, warm, zealous

Antonyms of apathetic

concerned, interested

2 not feeling or showing emotion

gave nothing more than an apathetic gaze to his interrogators

Synonyms of apathetic

affectless, cold-blooded, emotionless, impassible, impassive, numb, passionless, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid, undemonstrative, unemotional

Words Related to apathetic

cold, cool, dispassionate, unmoved

calm, collected, composed

imperturbable, unflappable

reserved, reticent, taciturn

bland, blank, deadpan, dry, empty, expressionless, inexpressive, stone-faced, straight-faced, vacant, wooden

enigmatic (also enigmatical), impenetrable, inscrutable

aloof, bloodless, detached, indifferent, insensible, unconcerned, unsentimental

impersonal, objective, unresponsive

hard-hearted, pitiless, unfeeling

inconsiderate, thoughtless

Near Antonyms of apathetic

blazing, burning, fiery, flaming, glowing, red-hot

ardent, enthusiastic, gung ho, warm-blooded, zealous

gushing, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sentimental

dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, overemotional, overheated, perfervid

compassionate, responsive, sympathetic

reactive, sensitive

Antonyms of apathetic

demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, hot-blooded, impassioned, passional, passionate, vehement

Synonym Discussion of apathetic

impassive, stoic, phlegmatic, apathetic, stolid mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. impassive stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression.

- met the news with an impassive look

stoic implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline.

- was resolutely stoic even in adversity

phlegmatic implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse.

- a phlegmatic man unmoved by tears

apathetic may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness.

- charitable appeals met an apathetic response

stolid implies a habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity.

- stolid workers wedded to routine

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