unconcerned

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adjective

Indifferent and having no interest; aloof.

“unconcerned in the business”

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveunconcerned (comparative more unconcerned, superlative most unconcerned)

comparative more unconcerned · superlative most unconcerned

  1. Indifferent and having no interest; aloof.

    [N]o attempt is made to call in God to their reſcue, as if he vvere an idle unconcern'd ſpectator of humane affairs, or ſo inconſiderable an ally, as not to be vvorth the care of engaging him on their ſide.

    1660, [Richard Allestree], “Sect[ion] V. Of the Second Advantage, Wealth.”, in The Gentlemans Calling, London: […] T[imothy] Garthwait […], →OCLC, page 83
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    Often far away there I thought of these two, guarding the door of Darkness, knitting black wool as for a warm pall, one introducing, introducing, continuously to the unknown, the other scrutinising the cheery and foolish faces with unconcerned old eyes.

    1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 200

    You understand the things that I've taught you: not to drink alcohol, not to use drugs. Don't use that cocaine or marijuana, because that stuff is highly addictive. When people become weed-heads they become sluggish, lazy, stupid, and unconcerned. Sluggish, lazy, stupid, and unconcerned. That's all marijuana does to you, okay?

    2016, Frank Ocean, “Be Yourself”, in Blonde

    Synonyms: nonchalant, uninterested, aloof, cool, distant, frosty, hankty, hard-to-get

  2. Not anxious, apprehensive, or worried.

    She is completely unconcerned about the upcoming exams.

    Synonyms: at ease, mellow, airy, at ease, at peace, carefree, careless, casual

  3. Having no involvement.

    unconcerned in the business

    Synonyms: noninvolved, uninvolved

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no involvement.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelacking in interest or care or feeling

Opposite

adjectiveeasy in mind; not worried

Similar

adjectivenot occupied or engaged with

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian безразличен, равнодушен
  • безразличен (bezrazličen)not worried
  • равнодушен (ravnodušen)indifferent
Esperanto nezorgema, nezorgema
  • nezorgemanot worried
  • nezorgemaindifferent
Finnish piittaamaton, välinpitämätön
  • piittaamatonnot worried
  • välinpitämätönnot worried
  • välinpitämätönindifferent
German unbesorgt, gleichgültig
  • unbesorgtnot worried
  • gleichgültigindifferent
Hungarian nem aggódik/nyugtalankodik, érdektelen
  • nem aggódik/nyugtalankodiknot worried
  • érdektelenindifferent
  • közömbösindifferent
  • közönyösindifferent
  • nemtörődömindifferent
  • egykedvűindifferent
  • szenvtelenindifferent
  • részvétlenindifferent
Latin sēcūrus, incūriōsus
  • sēcūrusnot worried
  • incūriōsusnot worried
  • sēcūrusindifferent
  • incūriōsusindifferent
  • indifferensindifferent
Spanish despreocupado, despreocupado
  • despreocupadonot worried
  • despreocupadoindifferent
  • inconcernidoindifferent
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