1
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the disinterestedness with which the newspaper reports stories earns it the respect and trust of the community
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as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
a fair measure of the level of disinterestedness in the proceedings was the near-constant yawning by both participants and observers
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Recent Examples of disinterestedness
The spirit of disinterestedness became the foundation for a regulatory state.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The news anchors maintained a posture of disinterestedness.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
Both knew the artistic value of reserve, of disinterestedness.
—Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
The Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs then assumed the initiative by denying Peru's disinterestedness, charging Peru with seeking to injure Chilean interests by her nitrate measures, and with keeping secret the treaty of alliance between Peru and Bolivia.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The news anchors maintained a posture of disinterestedness.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
Both knew the artistic value of reserve, of disinterestedness.
—Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
The Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs then assumed the initiative by denying Peru's disinterestedness, charging Peru with seeking to injure Chilean interests by her nitrate measures, and with keeping secret the treaty of alliance between Peru and Bolivia.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterestedness
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The pollution limit — or cap — declines each year, reducing the total amount of emissions in the state and helping California reach its ambitious climate targets, including 100% carbon neutrality by 2045.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The group stands for love and peace of all people globally and neutrality.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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His actions suggest a lack of integrity or, worse, a callous disregard for your professional well-being and reputation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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In day-to-day execution, the most notable change the Weiss-Ellison era has produced has been a general disregard for television experience as a necessary element of the network’s journalism.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 May 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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Too often families like the Hostlers have been met with indifference by local authorities.—
James C Ramos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Combating antisemitism is a moral imperative — one rooted, for me, in personal history that makes indifference unthinkable.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
26 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
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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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While questioning a potential juror on impartiality, the man informed the court that a woman who had already been questioned was outside the courtroom playing a news story about the case aloud on her phone.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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For instance, traditional print outlets value such tenets as balance, impartiality, gatekeeping, and prepublication verification, whereas digital products often emphasize immediacy, transparency, partiality, and postpublication correction.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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