Standard Lemma guide

uninterested

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N IH1 N T R AH0 S T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonchalant, unconcerned, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull, enervated, gallionic, halfhearted, heartless, impassive, ineffervescible, insouciant, indifferent, insensible, jaded, languid, languorous, Laodicean, lethargic, listless, lackadaisical, lotophagous, lukewarm, meh, mopey, nonplussed, otiose, phlegmatic, pococurante, spiritless, supine, tepid, torpid, torpedinous, unaroused, uncaring, unenthusiastic, unimpressible, uninterested, unlively, unmoved, untouched, unzealous, world-weary

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • The judge was uninterested in the case.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: detached, objective, candid, cold, clinical, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded, fair-minded, disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, imprejudicate, indifferent, indistinguishing, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, unbiased, unbigoted, uninterested, unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not having or showing interest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an uninterested spectator

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: interested

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having no care or interest in knowing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she appeared totally uninterested

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English interested English uninterested From un- + interested.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: незаинтересован (nezainteresovan) — indifferent
  • Catalan: desinteressat — indifferent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沒有興趣的 /没有兴趣的 — indifferent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無興趣的 /无兴趣的 — indifferent
  • Danish: uinteresseret — indifferent
  • Dutch: ongeïnteresseerd — indifferent
  • Dutch: niet geïnteresseerd — indifferent
  • Esperanto: neinteresanta — indifferent
  • Faroese: óáhugaður — indifferent
  • Finnish: kiinnostumaton — indifferent
  • Finnish: mielenkiinnoton — indifferent
  • Finnish: välinpitämätön — indifferent
  • French: pas intéressé — indifferent
  • Hungarian: érdeklődést nem mutató — indifferent
  • Hungarian: közömbös — indifferent
  • Hungarian: nem érdekli — indifferent
  • Hungarian: nem érdeklődő — indifferent
  • Irish: neamhleasmhar — indifferent
  • Macedonian: незаинтересиран (nezainteresiran) — indifferent
  • Māori: hūkore — indifferent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uinteressert — indifferent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uinteressert — indifferent
  • Polish: niezainteresowany — indifferent
  • Romanian: dezinteresat — indifferent
  • Romanian: indiferent — indifferent
  • Romanian: neinteresat — indifferent
  • Russian: безуча́стный (bezučástnyj) — indifferent
  • Russian: равноду́шный (ravnodúšnyj) — indifferent
  • Swedish: ointresserad — indifferent
  • Ukrainian: незаціка́влений (nezacikávlenyj) — indifferent
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