UNINVOLVED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

uninvolved

adjective

Definition of uninvolved

as in uninterested

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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

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Adjective

His campaign is determined to maintain the perception that this race is a local one, with the senator hyperfixated on the concerns of his constituents and uninterested in either national ambitions or the chatter among prospectors in Washington.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
Just as in his examination of Captain Sully or his exploration of parenting or an episode about cloned puppies, Fielder is uninterested in the technical realities or the concrete, easily provable facts.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of uninterested

Adjective

The broadest and most prevalent error requires the most disinterested virtue to sustain it.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
SpaceX now seems increasingly disinterested in the US government for most contracts outside of data services, such as Starshield for military communications and observations.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of disinterested

Adjective

Star winger Lionel Messi, the MLS leader in assists and goals, was rather silent against Cincinnati, finishing with zero shots on target and a yellow card.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
There’s also a traveling circus, a silent film theater, The Speakeasy and a look inside the Dundee Daily News.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of silent

Adjective

In fact, researchers found that nearly as many people are indifferent to the biannual switch as oppose it.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
The film conceives of a universe ruled by blind luck, fundamentally indifferent to human suffering and moral comeuppance.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of indifferent

Adjective

Her first priority is finding Billy Presley (Gillian Anderson), the reclusive actress who played its original final girl.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026
In the end, Matt kills everybody who wronged him (plus several innocent people), and is forced to live as a reclusive mud monster in the sewers.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of reclusive

Adjective

Coleman, who spends her days trying to give apathetic Texans a reason to register to vote, said that this attitude hurt the Party’s brand.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
An ‘apathetic polarization’ The vote comes at a time of deep polarization among the electorate, who are slower to engage than in previous races.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of apathetic

Adjective

Hedge-fund-rich Sang-woo has an air of cool privilege, while the gloomy, taciturn Ho-seok harbors unprocessed trauma about what happened during the strike, the details of which are judiciously doled out to us in flashbacks.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
While uptight Elinor excels at hiding her feelings for the similarly taciturn Edward, Marianne goes wild (nearly feral, really) when new neighbor Willoughby saves her from physical injury (literally sweeping her off her feet and a wincing ankle).

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of taciturn

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