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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 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
The first had to do with the principle of disinterestedness, which called for partisan politics to be kept out of scholarship and the classroom.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
You can’t be disinterested, because everyone knows that disinterestedness is a façade.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
The news anchors maintained a posture of disinterestedness.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
These functions are all masked by the academic ideology of disinterestedness.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
Both knew the artistic value of reserve, of disinterestedness.
—Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
But Robert Brookings’s early model of political disinterestedness and scientific objectivity began to erode soon afterward.
—John B. Judis, New Republic, 15 Sep. 2017
Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
The first had to do with the principle of disinterestedness, which called for partisan politics to be kept out of scholarship and the classroom.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
You can’t be disinterested, because everyone knows that disinterestedness is a façade.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
The news anchors maintained a posture of disinterestedness.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
These functions are all masked by the academic ideology of disinterestedness.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
Both knew the artistic value of reserve, of disinterestedness.
—Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
But Robert Brookings’s early model of political disinterestedness and scientific objectivity began to erode soon afterward.
—John B. Judis, New Republic, 15 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterestedness
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Foundation director resigns over neutrality The foundation is off to a rocky start.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The company’s goal is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 May 2025
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Agencies may not conduct large-scale reorganizations and reductions in force in blatant disregard of Congress's mandates, and a president may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress.—
Melissa Quinn
May 23,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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So who is to blame for this callous disregard of patient’s and her family’s grief?—
Brea Baker,
Refinery29,
22 May 2025
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Richards’s convictions, and his aspirations for psychedelics, prompt questions about the objectivity of such research.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The implementation of data analytics allows investors to make more informed decisions, reduce dependence on the human factor and increase the objectivity of their assessments.—
Dmitrii Khasanov,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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There’s a New Spirituality in Pop Music June 7, 1987 As religion and crypto-religion were locked in mortal combat, the AIDS plague was sweeping across gay communities like a firestorm, to the complete indifference of the federal government and their Christian handmaidens.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Watching The Disappearance of Josef Mengele leaves one without any real feeling beyond indifference or deep disgust.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2020
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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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“Disinterestedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterestedness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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