unconcernedness

noun

Definition of unconcernednessnext
as in indifference

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  1. indifference
  2. disregard
  3. unconcern
  4. nonchalance
Noun
  • The reason most teams stop there is not indifference as much as compromise.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Activists fused mourning and militance, fighting against indifference to the lives of gay men and, later, people of color and intravenous drug users.
    — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of indifference
Noun
  • At times, colleagues seem to talk at my brain disembodied, with complete disregard for my physical being sitting in front of them.
    — Jessica Rosenblum, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026
  • How much of today’s societal collapse and atomization can be attributed to the blatant disregard for shame by what Foxworth called optimization culture?
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of disregard
Noun
  • The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.
    — Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Definition of unconcern
Noun
  • Their nonchalance about potential Social Security cuts further indicates reduced reliance on such benefits.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a Moon alert, which lightens the feelings of all your social exchanges and encourages a carefree nonchalance to everything.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of nonchalance
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“Unconcernedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconcernedness. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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