ˌən-ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stəd
as in nonchalant
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
the teacher decided to make a career change after having to teach yet another class of uninterested teens
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Recent Examples of uninterested
Lebanon’s central government is either uninterested or incapable of challenging Syria and Iran.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 28 Sep. 2024
The traditional approach to running field operations in a very close race is to flood the state with resources to persuade as many voters as possible; the Trump campaign has by all appearances remained uninterested in volume or broadening its coalition.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
None of this seems to faze the star who’s uninterested in running away from the spotlight.
—Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
But she is frustratingly relegated — particularly as the writer of the source material — to being the straight man at the circus and beyond a brief glimpse at her disapproving mother the film is uninterested what appeal this world has for her.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 28 Sep. 2024
The traditional approach to running field operations in a very close race is to flood the state with resources to persuade as many voters as possible; the Trump campaign has by all appearances remained uninterested in volume or broadening its coalition.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
None of this seems to faze the star who’s uninterested in running away from the spotlight.
—Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
But she is frustratingly relegated — particularly as the writer of the source material — to being the straight man at the circus and beyond a brief glimpse at her disapproving mother the film is uninterested what appeal this world has for her.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninterested
Adjective
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But perhaps the more pronounced change in her life since turning 50 is the fact that the fashion designer and former Spice Girl has grown more nonchalant about what the world around her thinks about her.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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His tone is more nonchalant than angry, spoken from the perspective of a 74-year-old man who seems to have long put any negative feelings in the rear view.Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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Across professional sports, the game can feel secondary as teams court the spending of more casual fans.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The pullover top and pocketed pants are relaxed, loose, and perfectly casual.Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kate often seems like a spin on C.J. Cregg, Janney’s character on The West Wing — assertive, witty, disinterested in fashion — and so the series casting Janney to play a foil for Kate felt inevitable.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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To qualify for the business judgment rule, a company must meet the two MFW conditions: a wholly independent special committee and approval by a majority of disinterested stockholders.Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Uninterested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninterested. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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