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Indifferent

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Adjective

1. apathetic, indifferent

marked by a lack of interest

Example Sentences:
'an apathetic audience'
'the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent'

2. indifferent

showing no care or concern in attitude or action

Example Sentences:
'indifferent to the sufferings of others'
'indifferent to her plea'

3. deaf, indifferent

(usually followed by to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

Example Sentences:
'deaf to her warnings'

4. immaterial, indifferent

(often followed by to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

Example Sentences:
'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'

5. indifferent

fairly poor to not very good

Example Sentences:
'has an indifferent singing voice'
'has indifferent qualifications for the job'

6. indifferent, inert, neutral

having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

Example Sentences:
'inert matter'
'an indifferent chemical in a reaction'

7. indifferent

marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

Example Sentences:
'indifferent about which book you would give them'
'was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation'

8. indifferent, unbiased, unbiassed

characterized by a lack of partiality

Example Sentences:
'a properly indifferent jury'
'an unbiasgoted account of her family problems'

9. indifferent, so-so

being neither good nor bad

Example Sentences:
'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'

10. indifferent

neither too great nor too little

Example Sentences:
'a couple of indifferent hills to climb'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Indifferent

see synonyms of indifferent
adjective
1. (often foll by to)
showing no care or concern; uninterested
he was indifferent to my pleas
2. 
unimportant; immaterial
3. 
a. 
of only average or moderate size, extent, quality, etc
b. 
not at all good; poor
4. 
showing or having no preferences; impartial
5. biology
a. 
(of cells or tissues) not differentiated or specialized
b. 
(of a species) not found in any particular community

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Indifferent

see synonyms of indifferent
adjective
1. 
having or showing no partiality, bias, or preference; neutral
2. 
having or showing no interest, concern, or feeling; uninterested, apathetic, or unmoved
3. 
of no consequence or importance; immaterial
4. 
not particularly good or bad, large or small, right or wrong, etc.; fair, average, etc.
5. 
not really good; rather poor or bad
6. 
neutral in quality, as a chemical, magnet, etc.; inactive
chiefly in scientific use
7. 
capable of developing in various ways, as the cells of an embryo that are not yet specialized; undifferentiated

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Indifferent

see synonyms of indifferent
adj.
1.
a. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: a person who is indifferent to the sufferings of others.
b. Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal.
2. Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial: It's indifferent which outfit you choose.
3. Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased: an indifferent judge.
4.
a. Being neither too much nor too little; moderate: "Specialist rectifiers ... raised brandies of indifferent strength to the desired strength by further distillations" (L.M. Cullen).
b. Being neither good nor bad; mediocre: an indifferent performance. See Synonyms at average.
5. Not active or involved; neutral: an indifferent chemical in a reaction.
6. Biology Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue.

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