Synonyms of indifference

indifference

noun

in-ˈdi-f(ə-)rən(t)s 

as in disregard

lack of interest or concern

an alarming indifference toward the well-being of his own children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disregard
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• apathy
• insouciance
• casualness
• complacence
• disinterestedness
• incuriosity
• torpor
• carelessness
• recklessness
• lukewarmness
• incuriousness
• unawareness
• lethargy
• coldness
• heedlessness
• tepidity
• callousness
• detachment
• tepidness
• aloofness
• dispassion
• impassivity
• stoicism
• insensitivity
• impassiveness
• hardness
• stolidity
• halfheartedness
• listlessness
• callosity
• hard-heartedness
• phlegm
• bloodlessness
• cool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concern
• interest
• regard
• awareness
• attention
• curiosity
• sensitivity
• attentiveness
• keenness
• prejudice
• bias
• conscientiousness
• partiality
• desire
• zeal
• warmth
• heedfulness
• vehemence
• ardor
• passion
• warmheartedness
• fervency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indifference

The Supreme Court will revisit a decades-old decision − which was already significantly narrowed by the court − that allows federal prisoners to seek damages for deliberate indifference to a serious medical condition. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 June 2026

On a visit to the capital last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres decried global indifference to the crisis. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

Easy moralizing would be wrong, but moral indifference might be impossible. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

Young workers have adapted to instability, ambiguity, automation, debt and institutional indifference for years now. — Jennie Glazer, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026