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as in withdrawn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 Or, instead all its fragments may have scattered into the asteroid belt to rain down as angrites across the eons, says William Bottke, a solar system scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, who was uninvolved with the study. — Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026 The case will continue to be litigated in the digital court of scrolling as long as the involved parties (and uninvolved parties) carry on Shirilla’s legacy of posting. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 May 2026 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 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 withdrawn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
  • Since lower rates are directly tied to demand in a name like that (think Club name Home Depot ), then rates really are a concern meaningful enough to keep us uninterested.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Verity on the whole, with its shoulder-shrug of an ending, seems dismayingly uninterested in actually giving us a good story.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 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  • In an era of ball-to-feet No 10s and withdrawn strikers, Welbeck stays high up the pitch, runs the channels and occupies defenders.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  • The withdrawn earnings are taxed as ordinary income, the Treasury said.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Definition of withdrawn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
  • Played by a perpetually blank Ella Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Lizzie is the belittled and abused daughter of a disinterested father, Andrew (Charlie Hunnam), and hateful step-mother, Abby (Rebecca Hall).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the darkly funny cold open, Loy is shown teaching martial arts to disinterested children and pushing an absurd business called Studios in the Sky, which converts shipping containers into living spaces.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of disinterested
Adjective
  • The flag officers stayed almost completely silent as Hegseth spoke about culture war issues mentioned in his book The War on Warriors.
    — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • There are more than 40,000 exhibits, including a digital Sistine Chapel, silent films, archive material and, of course, plenty of Star Wars and Indiana Jones costumes, props and vehicles.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of silent
Adjective
  • Its government, dominated by hardened veterans of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and largely indifferent to the suffering of the Iranian population, appears determined to fight on.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There’s expert work also from Pyle as a careworn law enforcement officer unable to remain indifferent to the taking of another life in the name of the law.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of indifferent
Adjective
  • As a result, Lizzie became increasingly reclusive over the years.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Which is how, at a funeral parlor, Bernie comes to meet Araminta (Jodie Comer channeling her inner Helena Bonham-Carter as a gothic, reclusive cat lady).
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of reclusive
Adjective
  • Their targets are the large numbers of apathetic legal voters who sit out elections.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • While Hocevar may have been apathetic Sunday about the incident, Keselowski wasn’t.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of apathetic
Adjective
  • Behind the scenes, the brilliant and taciturn spymaster Smiley orchestrates operations while the elusive Soviet mastermind Karla looms in the shadows, setting the stage for a conflict that will define a generation.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
  • We’re left less sure about Odin’s owner, a taciturn special forces soldier played by Brad Pitt.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of taciturn

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“Uninvolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninvolved. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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