as in nonchalant
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
how can you be so uncurious about the world around you?
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Recent Examples of uncurious
The media approaches these stories in kind of an uncurious way.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Yet the film seems uncurious about the fate that befalls working-class men who go from deplorables to chumps and are then dismissed.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Nov. 2020
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Yet the film seems uncurious about the fate that befalls working-class men who go from deplorables to chumps and are then dismissed.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncurious
Adjective
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Jurk was rather nonchalant following the punch as Castillo lay on the floor, prompting an announcer to say the medics should be in the ring.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Her nonchalant reaction and control of her emotions went viral, gathering 26 million views on YouTube.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Now even casual drinkers seem to be on a journey of sorts—if not toward sobriety, then toward some kind of self-knowledge.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Ebola virus is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person and does not spread through casual contact or air.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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When Obama met Trump for a ritual pre-Inauguration visit to the Oval Office, he was struck by how unschooled and incurious the President-elect was.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Michael is fundamentally incurious about its subject as a human or artist.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Uncurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncurious. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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