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.
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Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2023
Both knew the artistic value of reserve, of disinterestedness.
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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.
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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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In spite of their original values of humanitarianism and neutrality, these organizations have been morally debased from within, using the language of human rights and international justice yet deploying it on behalf of autocracies and against the liberal democracies that created them.
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The task is not to lower the standards of evidence, but to ask why the old standards were so often mistaken for neutrality.
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This shows a blatant disregard for the integrity of our borders.
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Their skepticism of government was fuelled by the disruptions of COVID and by perceptions of liberal hypocrisy and the left’s disregard for the member’s opinions.
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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.
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This is a common mistake born from our natural lack of objectivity about ourselves, and those at the C-suite and board levels are not immune.
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But anxieties about growing diversity and rising indifference had convinced many Americans of the need to enshrine Christianity in the Constitution.
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But by rejecting a public bill signing, Republicans worry that Trump is indicating a level of indifference to voters’ affordability concerns heading into November’s midterm elections.
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.
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The agreement was signed in 2017, but there is a view that Weiss’ agenda comes into conflict with the BBC’s duty to impartiality.
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The parties who come before the court are entitled to consistency, impartiality and decisions free from political pressure.
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“Disinterestedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterestedness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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