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Recent Examples of unconcern Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern. Jason Farago, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022 Marked by the artist’s apparent unconcern with conventional modeling and draftsmanship and by the velvety smoothness of his brushwork, the paintings exude an aura of quietude and utter perfection unrivaled in the work of his peers. Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2022 The word-play conveys somehow a sense of confidence and unconcern. George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 The news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday visited a San Francisco hair salon, against standing city ordinances, was the latest exhibition of privileged unconcern. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020 There is a selfishness and unconcern for the elderly in the refusal of the young to take this pandemic seriously. Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020 The technology sector’s global conquest rests partly on its total unconcern for the real-world impact of its products and services. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019 Deliverance may have fueled white Northern overconfidence in the efficacy of Reconstruction, and unconcern for freedpeople may have spawned apathy. Gregory Downs, Washington Post, 14 June 2019 In their locker room the colors of mildew, chlorine and athlete’s foot (Angrette McCloskey did the spot-on set), Brigham’s Amy initially seems the classic cool kid, all aggressive unconcern peppered with a few blase cruelties. Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconcern
Noun
  • Trump has a complete disregard for laws and expertise, and a unique shamelessness, both of which create fertile soil for inanity.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
  • That would explain the complete and utter disregard for the most basic standards, like taking precautions before construction and providing clean water and safe environments.
    Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • This week’s report about yet another death at a county jail run by the Sheriff’s Department was painfully familiar in its portrait of cruel indifference to the health of inmates and the overt signs the agency isn’t being truthful about key events in the tragedy.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • One partner may interpret the other’s lack of responsiveness as indifference, while the other may simply not realize anything is amiss.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

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“Unconcern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconcern. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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