unconcernedness

noun

Definition of unconcernednessnext
as in indifference

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  1. indifference
  2. disregard
  3. unconcern
  4. nonchalance
Noun
  • The decades of societal and political indifference have been costly.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026
  • If the season ended today, the Marlins, despite their profound indifference to winning or losing, would be in the playoffs.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of indifference
Noun
  • Garbrandt walked into the same counters that have ended his last several bad nights, and Yanez, who fights with his own reckless disregard for return fire, simply landed first and landed cleaner.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • His lawsuit accused Jonasi of promoting a false translation with reckless disregard for the truth and for Morake’s reputation.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 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
  • But in the era of dating apps − essentially another form of social media − the nonchalance with which so many approach dating has gotten out of hand.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Max Cady should be an unsettling interruption, a man who undermines our ideas of right and wrong through his nonchalance about his own wickedness; here, the most unsettling thing about him are those teal contact lenses.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of nonchalance
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“Unconcernedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconcernedness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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