INDIFFERENCES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

indifference

noun

in-ˈdi-f(ə-)rən(t)s

Definition of indifference next

as in disregard

lack of interest or concern an alarming indifference toward the well-being of his own children

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Recent Examples of indifference The doubts, indifference, and loneliness, the grit and decay (The subway is a porno). —

Spin Team, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2026 The doctor delivers this news with the signature indifference of a gynecologist. —

Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 The issue isn’t laziness or indifference. —

Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres helped take the fight to Atletico Madrid on their own turf at the Metropolitano, but the Catalans had their own tale of Lady Luck’s indifference. —

Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indifference

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disregard

Noun

Moral rectitude, in some left-wing corners of the commentariat, is out; flagrant disregard of the social contract is in.

— Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Dashboard camera footage from a police cruiser that arrived on scene shows brazen disregard for the arrival of authorities, as takeover participants, some wearing black face coverings, jump on the hood of the vehicle while fireworks blast off in an intersection behind them.

— Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026