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.
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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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That play effectively started once defender Tim Ream tracked down a goal kick near the half-line, then passed up to Tyler Adams for a nonchalant back-heel pass to Tillman.
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Chisholm is normally pretty nonchalant, and manager Aaron Boone is rather stoic and defends his players sometimes to a fault.
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Families, longtime soccer fans and casual viewers mixed on the concourse, creating a festival atmosphere with chants, flags and interactive soccer activities on the field.
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That wistful undertow stems from Zimmerman’s casual acceptance of his advancing age.
Adjective
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Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.
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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.
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“Uncurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncurious. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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