Meanings
comparative more apathetic · superlative most apathetic · alternative apathetical
- Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
He then added a few general offers of service, but offered as if he would be glad if they were accepted; and when Guido knelt for his parting benediction, it was given with a warmth and sincerity not often used by the apathetic and haughty minister.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 167Synonyms: indifferent, unconcerned
- Of, or pertaining to apatheism.
plural apathetics · alternative apathetical
- governmentAn apathetic or indifferent person, especially one who shows no interest in a particular issue.
On the left are the activist Vietniks, eager to protest the war; next are the doves, who oppose the U.S. role but shun demonstrations; and in the middle are the apathetics, who simply are not concerned enough to think through their own stand.
1965 November 19, “Universities: The Spectrum on Viet Nam”, in Time, volume 86, number 21, page 67
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVoid of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveshowing little or no emotion or animation
adjectivemarked by a lack of interest
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀπαθής
- ἀπαθής (apathḗs)void of feeling
Arabic لَا مُبَالٍ
- لَا مُبَالٍ (lā mubālin)void of feeling
Bulgarian апатичен, безстрастен
- апатичен (apatičen)void of feeling
- безстрастен (bezstrasten)void of feeling
- равнодушен (ravnodušen)void of feeling
Catalan apàtic
- apàticvoid of feeling
Chinese Mandarin 漠然
- 漠然 (mòrán)void of feeling
Czech apatický, netečný
- apatickývoid of feeling
- netečnývoid of feeling
Danish apatisk
- apatiskvoid of feeling
Dutch apathisch, onverschillig
- apathischvoid of feeling
- onverschilligvoid of feeling
Esperanto apatia
- apatiavoid of feeling
Finnish apaattinen
- apaattinenvoid of feeling
French indifférent
- indifférentvoid of feeling
German apathisch, ungerührt
- apathischvoid of feeling
- ungerührtvoid of feeling
Hindi संवेदनहीन, उदासीन
- संवेदनहीन (samvedanhīn)void of feeling
- उदासीन (udāsīn)void of feeling
Hungarian apatikus, fásult
- apatikusvoid of feeling
- fásultvoid of feeling
- egykedvűvoid of feeling
- unottvoid of feeling
- közönyösvoid of feeling
- érzéketlenvoid of feeling
Icelandic áhugalaus
- áhugalausvoid of feeling
Indonesian apatis
- apatisvoid of feeling
Irish fuarchúiseach
- fuarchúiseachvoid of feeling
Italian apatico, atono
- apaticovoid of feeling
- atonovoid of feeling
Japanese 無感動な
- 無感動な (mukandō na)void of feeling
Latin lentus
- lentusvoid of feeling
Māori hūhē, koroukore
- hūhēvoid of feeling
- koroukorevoid of feeling
Norwegian apatisk
- apatiskvoid of feeling
Polish apatyczny
- apatycznyvoid of feeling
Portuguese apático
- apáticovoid of feeling
Russian апати́чный, равноду́шный
- апати́чный (apatíčnyj)void of feeling
- равноду́шный (ravnodúšnyj)void of feeling
- безразли́чный (bezrazlíčnyj)void of feeling
Spanish desganado, apatético
- desganadovoid of feeling
- apatéticovoid of feeling
Swedish apatisk
- apatiskvoid of feeling
Turkish ilgisiz
- ilgisizvoid of feeling
Vietnamese vô cảm
- vô cảmvoid of feeling
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with apathetic
Cite this entry
apathetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apathetic
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