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
Screenwriters and filmmakers may be champing at the bit behind the scenes, but the major media companies that produce the bulk of TV and film seem uninterested in anything that might be construed as (gasp) commentary.
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Denmark is uninterested in selling Greenland, and the territory’s largely indigenous population is wary of outside powers—a legacy of the island’s brutal history under Danish rule.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
But confronting bird flu—or any other pandemic threat—in this administration would require coordinating among a group of people uninterested in using most tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
While the Fongs are third-generation owners, their children are doctors and engineers uninterested in taking over the family business.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Denmark is uninterested in selling Greenland, and the territory’s largely indigenous population is wary of outside powers—a legacy of the island’s brutal history under Danish rule.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
But confronting bird flu—or any other pandemic threat—in this administration would require coordinating among a group of people uninterested in using most tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
While the Fongs are third-generation owners, their children are doctors and engineers uninterested in taking over the family business.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninterested
Adjective
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There’s a certain undone sophistication in my work—think bourgeois meets grunge, or couture sensibility with a nonchalant attitude.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Hinged on nonchalant tailoring with whiffs of countryside chic, the fall 2025 collection codesigned by the husband-and-wife duo debuts Wednesday during Milan Fashion Week.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Another element she’s borrowed from Prince is a sense of casual virtuosity.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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Compensatory picks, while typically lower rounds are definitely underrated by the casual fan.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 5-0 shelling of the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday moved the Rangers to 7-1-3 in January and within 2 points of a wild-card spot and further away from that 19-game run of awful, disinterested play in November and December.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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It’s used only once, when her aunt speaks the name into a cell phone to a disinterested third party.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Uninterested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninterested. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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