Synonyms and Antonyms of apathy
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a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness
- the apathy of the people of that war-torn country comes from their having seen too many horrors
bloodlessness, callosity, callousness, coldness, coolness, halfheartedness, hard-heartedness, hardness, heartlessness, imperturbability, insensitivity, obduracy
blankness, deadness, emptiness, vacancy
aloofness, detachment, indifference, unconcern
stiffness, woodenness
compassion, empathy, pity, sympathy
receptiveness, receptivity, responsiveness, sensitivity
solicitude, tenderness, understanding, warmth
hand-wringing, histrionics, hysteria, hysterics, melodrama
vehemence
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lack of interest or concern
- her poor grades are proof enough of her apathy concerning all matters academic
casualness, complacence, disinterestedness, disregard, incuriosity, incuriousness, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, torpor, unconcern
halfheartedness, lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness
carelessness, heedlessness, recklessness, unawareness
lethargy, listlessness
aloofness, coldness, cool, detachment, dispassion
callosity, callousness, hard-heartedness, hardness, insensitivity
bloodlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stoicism, stolidity
attention, attentiveness, awareness, conscientiousness, curiosity, heedfulness, keenness
sensitivity, warmheartedness
bias, partiality, prejudice
ardor, desire, fervency, passion, vehemence, warmth, zeal
