uninvolved

adjective

Definition of uninvolvednext
1
as in uninterested

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2
as in withdrawn

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Recent Examples of uninvolved The video shows dozens of uninvolved people outside and nearby while the shots were being fired, according to the court document. — Kansas City Star, 21 May 2026 Nearly 70% of uninvolved farmers market shoppers were men and 76% were white. — Bret R. Shaw, The Conversation, 14 May 2026 Each complaint would first receive a preliminary interview with the complainant, conducted by an uninvolved supervisor and then forwarded for determination of the appropriate level of investigation. — Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026 Janet Jackson was uninvolved and doesn’t appear in it. — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uninvolved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninvolved
  1. uninterested
  2. withdrawn
  3. disinterested
  4. silent
  5. indifferent
  6. reclusive
  7. apathetic
  8. taciturn
Adjective
  • Some were uninterested in monetary compensation as a form of justice, acknowledging that anti-Black violence would not be addressed with finances alone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Those uninterested in the South of France or the northeastern tip of Spain could enjoy the Mediterranean climate on Gothic-style rooftop terraces overlooking the lush Turkish forest.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of uninterested
Adjective
  • In an era of ball-to-feet No 10s and withdrawn strikers, Welbeck stays high up the pitch, runs the channels and occupies defenders.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • The withdrawn earnings are taxed as ordinary income, the Treasury said.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Definition of withdrawn
Adjective
  • Butler’s book is fair but not disinterested, as the author makes clear.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • During his time in Lawrence, Peterson was short with explanations for his absences or altogether disinterested in providing any, a public-facing strategy that allowed others to take control of the narrative.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
Definition of disinterested
Adjective
  • Physicians, despite their leverage, often remain silent due to cultural pressures.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • David May was the joker in the team; Paul Scholes was the silent assassin, sat there at the back, throwing comments.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of silent
Adjective
  • While other movies in the genre have tried, with varying degrees of success, to fit their superpowered action into some sort of theme, this one is almost amusingly indifferent to subtext.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • And second, that India’s youngest voters are politically indifferent.
    — Rana Ayyub, Washington Post, 28 July 2026
Definition of indifferent
Adjective
  • The reclusive Rick Moranis, who reprises his role of Dark Helmet, received a standing ovation from the crowd.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
  • The Washington Post, with the help of Martyn Williams, a North Korean technology specialist, has gained access to two of the country’s latest smartphones, which offer a remarkable window into daily life in one of the most reclusive countries.
    — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 26 July 2026
Definition of reclusive
Adjective
  • If that’s the impact of a subpar season for a secondary sport, the cost of an apathetic November without College Football Playoff dreams would be even more damaging for the sushi joints and clothing shops that rise and fall on football weekends.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Women weren't interested, as is typically the case with superhero films, and men were either put off by Alcock's divisive comments, or apathetic after seeing the underwhelming trailers.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of apathetic
Adjective
  • Also in his orbit are a consortium of crooks, including his cousin Freddie, a hip junkie, and Pepper, a taciturn hoodlum who was friends with Ray’s dad, Big Mike, a legendary thief.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • In the mid-1990s Lorenz Mäder, a taciturn Swiss visionary with a history of diving in the Maldives and the Red Sea, took inspiration from Cousteau and visited this wonderland of coral reefs.
    — Ariel Leve, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of taciturn

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