Word Study
uninterested
CIDE DICTIONARY
uninterested, a.
- Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business. [1913 Webster]
- Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as, uninterested in a discourse or narration. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
uninterested, adj.
1 not interested.
2 unconcerned, indifferent.
1 not interested.
2 unconcerned, indifferent.
Derivative
uninterestedly adv. uninterestedness n.
THESAURUS
uninterested
Laodicean, Olympian, aloof, apathetic, ataractic, benumbed, blah, blase, bored, bored stiff, bored to death, bored to tears, careless, casual, comatose, desensitized, detached, devil-may-care, disinterested, dispassionate, disregardful, distant, dull, easygoing, heartless, hebetudinous, heedless, hopeless, impassive, in a stupor, inattentive, incurious, indifferent, inexcitable, insouciant, lackadaisical, languid, lethargic, listless, mindless, negligent, nonchalant, numb, numbed, passive, perfunctory, phlegmatic, pluckless, pococurante, reckless, regardless, remote, resigned, slack, sluggish, soporific, spiritless, spunkless, stoic, stolid, stupefied, stuporous with boredom, supine, torpid, turned-off, unanxious, uncaring, unconcerned, undiscriminating, uninquiring, uninvolved, unmindful, unsolicitous, withdrawnROGET THESAURUS
uninterested
Absence of Choice
N absence of choice, no choice, Hobson's choice, first come first served, random selection, necessity, not a pin to choose, any, the first that comes, that or nothing, neutrality, indifference, indecision, arbitrariness, coercion (compulsion), neutral, neuter, indifferent, uninterested, undecided, either, who cares?, what difference does it make?, There's not a dime's worth of difference between t.Weariness
N weariness, defatigation, lassitude, drowsiness, disgust, nausea, loathing, sickness, satiety, taedium vitae, boredom, ennui, wearisomeness, tediousness, dull work, tedium, monotony, twice-told tale, bore, buttonholer, proser, wet blanket, pill, stiff, heavy hours, the enemy (time), wearying, wearing, wearisome, tiresome, irksome, uninteresting, stupid, bald, devoid of interest, dry, monotonous, dull, arid, tedious, humdrum, mortal, flat, prosy, prosing, slow, soporific, somniferous, disgusting, unenjoyed, weary, tired, drowsy, uninterested, flagging, used up, worn out, blase, life-weary, weary of life, sick of, wearily, usque ad nauseam, time hanging heavily on one's hands, toujours perdrix, crambe repetita.Incuriosity
N incuriosity, incuriousness, insouciance, indifference, lack of interest, disinterest, boredom, ennui (weariness), satiety, foreknowledge (foresight), incurious, uninquisitive, indifferent, impassive, uninterested, detached, aloof.For further exploring for "uninterested" in Webster Dictionary Online