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

Habermas’s near-total indifference to European colonialism—let alone Israel’s violent expansionism and the darker history of capitalism—has long made his philosophy look historically naïve. —Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

And history does not forgive indifference. —Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026

This Remembrance Day was created not only to honor the dead, but to safeguard the living — and to confront the consequences of indifference. —Talia Kaplan, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026

It is widely seen as a hold for the Republicans, but the GOP has seen other safe seats get dicey if treated with indifference. —Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026