Nearby Words
adjective
1.
having or showing no feeling of interest; indifferent.
2.
not personally concerned in something.
Related forms
un·in·ter·est·ed·ly, adverb
un·in·ter·est·ed·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. unconcerned.
2. unconcerned.
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Uninterested
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Example Sentences
- She veers wildly from being impatient, uninterested and unable to concentrate on anything for.
- Some may also be uninterested in formal political representation.
- So it may be asking a lot of clubs to market an obviously uninterested sector.
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Word Origin & History
uninterested
c.1646, "unbiased," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of interest. It later meant "disinterested" (1661); sense of "unconcerned, indifferent" is recorded from 1771. This is the correct word for what often is miscalled disinterested.
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