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apathy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of apathy

1 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
Synonyms of apathy

affectlessness, emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, numbness, phlegm
Words Related to apathy

bloodlessness, callosity, callousness, coldness, coolness, halfheartedness, hard-heartedness, hardness, heartlessness, imperturbability, insensitivity, obduracy

blankness, deadness, emptiness, vacancy

aloofness, detachment, indifference, unconcern

stiffness, woodenness
Near Antonyms of apathy

compassion, empathy, pity, sympathy

receptiveness, receptivity, responsiveness, sensitivity

solicitude, tenderness, understanding, warmth

hand-wringing, histrionics, hysteria, hysterics, melodrama

vehemence
Antonyms of apathy

emotion, feeling, sensibility

2 lack of interest or concern

  • her poor grades are proof enough of her apathy concerning all matters academic
Synonyms of apathy

casualness, complacence, disinterestedness, disregard, incuriosity, incuriousness, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, torpor, unconcern
Words Related to apathy

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
Near Antonyms of apathy

attention, attentiveness, awareness, conscientiousness, curiosity, heedfulness, keenness

sensitivity, warmheartedness

bias, partiality, prejudice

ardor, desire, fervency, passion, vehemence, warmth, zeal
Antonyms of apathy

concern, interest, regard

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