Meanings
comparative more uninterested · superlative most uninterested · alternative obsolete uninteressed
- Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.
I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.
1 more example
Once the government had changed and we got a prime minister uninterested in - even hostile to - railways, the transition team was working in an atmosphere of uncertainty.
2024 March 20, Christian Wolmar, “NAO report highlights lack of clarity and purpose”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 34Synonyms: nonchalant, unconcerned, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot interested; indifferent, not concerned.
adjectiveUnmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot having or showing interest
adjectivehaving no care or interest in knowing
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-
- Englishinterested
- Englishuninterested
From un- + interested.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian незаинтересован
- незаинтересован (nezainteresovan)indifferent
Catalan desinteressat
- desinteressatindifferent
Chinese Mandarin 沒有興趣的 /没有兴趣的, 無興趣的 /无兴趣的
- 沒有興趣的 /没有兴趣的indifferent
- 無興趣的 /无兴趣的indifferent
Danish uinteresseret
- uinteresseretindifferent
Dutch ongeïnteresseerd, niet geïnteresseerd
- ongeïnteresseerdindifferent
- niet geïnteresseerdindifferent
Esperanto neinteresanta
- neinteresantaindifferent
Finnish kiinnostumaton, mielenkiinnoton
- kiinnostumatonindifferent
- mielenkiinnotonindifferent
- välinpitämätönindifferent
French pas intéressé
- pas intéresséindifferent
Hungarian érdeklődést nem mutató, közömbös
- érdeklődést nem mutatóindifferent
- közömbösindifferent
- nem érdekliindifferent
- nem érdeklődőindifferent
Irish neamhleasmhar
- neamhleasmharindifferent
Māori hūkore
- hūkoreindifferent
Norwegian Bokmål uinteressert
- uinteressertindifferent
Polish niezainteresowany
- niezainteresowanyindifferent
Romanian dezinteresat, indiferent
- dezinteresatindifferent
- indiferentindifferent
- neinteresatindifferent
Russian безуча́стный, равноду́шный
- безуча́стный (bezučástnyj)indifferent
- равноду́шный (ravnodúšnyj)indifferent
Swedish ointresserad
- ointresseradindifferent
Ukrainian незаціка́влений
- незаціка́влений (nezacikávlenyj)indifferent
Cite this entry
uninterested. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterested
“uninterested.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterested. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uninterested,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterested.
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