Meanings
comparative more uncaring · superlative most uncaring
- Characterized by a lack of care; not caring.
His uncaring attitude did not win him many friends.
1 more example
Please, get out of my elite uncaring face.
2006 October 19, Wee Shu Min, Response to Derek Wee's blogSynonyms: indifferent, unconcerned, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf
- uncountableLack or absence of caring
To accomplish this end, each of the three components contains two levels: verbal caring and uncaring, nonverbal caring and uncaring, and technically competent and incompetent behavior.
1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, Discovery and Uses in Clinical and Community Nursing
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacterized by a lack of care; not caring.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivelacking affection or warm feeling
adjectivewithout care or thought for others
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishcaring
- Englishuncaring
Translations
Bulgarian нехаен, незаинтересован
- нехаен (nehaen)showing a lack of concern
- незаинтересован (nezainteresovan)showing a lack of concern
German gefühllos, lieblos
- gefühllosshowing a lack of concern
- lieblosshowing a lack of concern
Greek αδιάφορος, άπονος
- αδιάφορος (adiáforos)showing a lack of concern
- άπονος (áponos)showing a lack of concern
Cite this entry
uncaring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncaring
“uncaring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncaring. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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