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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by a lack of interest | |
| Synonyms: | apathetic | |
| Examples: | "an apathetic audience" "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly it is simply indifferent" |
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| Related terms: | uninterested | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing no care or concern in attitude or action | |
| Examples: | "indifferent to the sufferings of others" "indifferent to her plea" |
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| Related terms: | unconcerned | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | |
| Synonyms: | deaf | |
| Examples: | "deaf to her warnings" |
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| Related terms: | heedless | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; often followed by "to" | |
| Synonyms: | immaterial | |
| Examples: | "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)" "what others think is altogether indifferent to him" |
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| Related terms: | unimportant | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (chemistry) having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active | |
| Synonyms: | neutral inert | |
| Examples: | "inert matter" "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" |
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| Related terms: | chemistry unreactive | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] fairly poor to not very good | |
| Examples: | "has an indifferent singing voice" "has indifferent qualifications for the job" |
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| Related terms: | inferior | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another | |
| Examples: | "indifferent about which book you would give them" "was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation" |
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| Related terms: | impartial | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] characterized by a lack of partiality | |
| Synonyms: | unbiassed unbiased | |
| Examples: | "a properly indifferent jury" "an unbiased account of her family problems" |
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| Related terms: | impartial | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] neither good nor bad | |
| Synonyms: | so-so tolerable passable | |
| Examples: | "an indifferent performance" "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor" "her work at the office is passable" "a so-so golfer" "feeling only so-so" "prepared a tolerable dinner" "a tolerable working knowledge of French" |
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| Related terms: | ordinary | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] neither good nor bad | |
| Synonyms: | so-so tolerable passable | |
| Examples: | "an indifferent performance" "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor" "her work at the office is passable" "a so-so golfer" "feeling only so-so" "prepared a tolerable dinner" "a tolerable working knowledge of French" |
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| Related terms: | ordinary | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] neither too great nor too little | |
| Examples: | "a couple of indifferent hills to climb" |
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| Related terms: | moderate | |
| Similar spelling: |
indifferently indifference inadvertent inaudible inadvertently |
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