uninterested

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adjective

Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.

“The judge was uninterested in the case.”

Opposite
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Meanings

adjectiveuninterested (comparative more uninterested, superlative most uninterested)

comparative more uninterested · superlative most uninterested · alternative obsolete uninteressed

  1. 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 34

    Synonyms: nonchalant, unconcerned, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf

  2. obsoleteUnmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.

    The judge was uninterested in the case.

    Synonyms: detached, objective, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot having or showing interest

Opposite

adjectivehaving no care or interest in knowing

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishinterested
  9. 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
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APA

uninterested. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterested

MLA

“uninterested.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterested. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uninterested,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterested.

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