indifferent

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indifferent Definition

• (s) marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
• (s) showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"
• (s) (often followed by `to'') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; "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"
• (s) fairly poor to not very good; "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job"
• (s) having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
• (s) marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another; "indifferent about which book you would give them"; "was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation"
• (s) characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems"
• (s) neither good nor bad; "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"
• (s) neither too great nor too little; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"

indifferent Synonyms

• apathetic
• immaterial
• indifferent
• inert
• neutral
• passable
• so-so(p)
• tolerable
• unbiased
• unbiassed