as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
since the coach has a son on the team, his disinterest in the selection of a team captain cannot be assumed
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Recent Examples of disinterest
Daniel Remler, who led AI policy at the State Department during the Biden administration and took part in the Geneva talks, cast doubt on Chinese claims of disinterest in AGI and ignorance of its risks.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Salieri goes from hating Mozart from afar to interacting with him constantly, and Mozart from an innocent turning to Salieri for advice to a more socially attuned figure immediately aware of Salieri’s disinterest in creative solidarity.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026
His disinterest in fixing K-12 schools that were (and are) by any measure the worst performing of a large state remains hugely disappointing.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
On the other side, Cardinal Health and Johnson & Johnson were among our laggards, reflecting the market's disinterest in most healthcare names.
—Zev Fima,alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Salieri goes from hating Mozart from afar to interacting with him constantly, and Mozart from an innocent turning to Salieri for advice to a more socially attuned figure immediately aware of Salieri’s disinterest in creative solidarity.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026
His disinterest in fixing K-12 schools that were (and are) by any measure the worst performing of a large state remains hugely disappointing.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
On the other side, Cardinal Health and Johnson & Johnson were among our laggards, reflecting the market's disinterest in most healthcare names.
—Zev Fima,alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterest
Noun
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How might Infantino continue to profess neutrality while still clearly taking a side, pretending to listen to every voice while remaining obedient to only one?—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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And critically, this neutrality exists at similar rates on both sides of the aisle, among Republicans and Democrats, as well as nonpartisans.—
Matthew E.K. Hall,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Slot, as head coach, was more of a middle manager; someone who acted with the objectivity of a civil servant and the occasional bluntness of a corrections officer.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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Specifically, the manner in which Alfonsi’s work and objectivity was disparaged with the very public pulling of her CECOT piece.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
Noun
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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Disinterest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterest. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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