indifferent

indifferent is a 11-letter English word with 16 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not mal/ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 20 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not mal/ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance.
2. adjective. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre.
3. adjective. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial.
4. adjective. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family.
5. adjective. Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested.
6. adverb. To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably.
7. adjective. showing no care or concern in attitude or action

   "indifferent to the sufferings of others"

   "indifferent to her plea"

8. adjective. (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

   "deaf to her warnings"

   Synonyms: deaf

9. adjective. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

   "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"

   "what others think is altogether indifferent to him"

   Synonyms: immaterial

10. adjective. marked by a lack of interest

    "an apathetic audience"

    "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"

    Synonyms: apathetic

11. adjective. neither too great nor too little

    "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"

12. adjective. being neither good nor bad

    "an indifferent performance"

    "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"

13. adjective. characterized by a lack of partiality

    "a properly indifferent jury"

    "an unbiasgoted account of her family problems"

    Synonyms: unbiased, unbiassed

14. adjective. marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

    "indifferent about which book you would give them"

    "was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation"

15. adjective. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

    "inert matter"

    "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"

    Synonyms: inert, neutral

16. adjective. fairly poor to not very good

    "has an indifferent singing voice"

    "has indifferent qualifications for the job"

Synonyms

deaf, immaterial, apathetic, unbiased, unbiassed, inert, neutral

Common word forms

indifferently, indifferentness

Words from these letters

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