Indifferent vs. Unconcerned — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Indifferent and Unconcerned
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Indifferent
Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic
A person who is indifferent to the sufferings of others.
Unconcerned
Not interested; indifferent
A practical thinker unconcerned with abstract questions.
Indifferent
Having no marked feeling for or against
She remained indifferent toward their proposal.
Unconcerned
Not anxious or apprehensive; unworried
The foolhardy sailor was unconcerned about the oncoming storm.
Indifferent
Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial
It's indifferent which outfit you choose.
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Unconcerned
Indifferent and having no interest; aloof.
Indifferent
Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased
An indifferent judge.
Unconcerned
Not anxious, apprehensive, or worried.
Indifferent
Being neither too much nor too little; moderate
"Specialist rectifiers ... raised brandies of indifferent strength to the desired strength by further distillations" (L.M. Cullen).
Unconcerned
Having no involvement.
Unconcerned in the business
Indifferent
Being neither good nor bad; mediocre
An indifferent performance.
Unconcerned
Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned about the future.
Happy mortals, unconcerned for more.
Indifferent
Not active or involved; neutral
An indifferent chemical in a reaction.
Unconcerned
Lacking in interest or care or feeling;
The average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control
Blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight
Indifferent
(Biology) Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue.
Unconcerned
Easy in mind; not worried;
The prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination
Indifferent
Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn’t affect him, either way.
Unconcerned
Not occupied or engaged with;
Readers unconcerned with style
Indifferent
Indicating or reflecting a lack of concern or care.
She responded with an indifferent shrug.
Indifferent
Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage).
The long distance and the indifferent roads made the journey impossible.
The performance of Blue Jays has been indifferent this season.
Indifferent
Having no preference.
I am indifferent between the two plans.
Indifferent
(dated) Unbiased, impartial, judging fairly.
Indifferent
Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
Even if one appliance consumes an indifferent amount of energy when left on stand-by overnight, together they can represent 10% of the electricity demand of a household.
Indifferent
(mechanics) Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.
Indifferent
(obsolete) Not different, matching.
Indifferent
A person who is indifferent or apathetic.
Indifferent
(obsolete) To some extent, in some degree (intermediate between very and not at all); moderately, tolerably, fairly.
The face of the Moon appearing to me to be full of indifferent high mountains.
Indifferent
(obsolete) Without distinction or preference for some over others.
Indifferent
Not making a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance.
Dangers are to me indifferent.
Everything in the world is indifferent but sin.
His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were odious in the clergyman's sight.
Indifferent
Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre.
The staterooms are in indifferent order.
Indifferent
Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial.
Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die.
Indifferent
Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family.
It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment.
Indifferent
Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested.
In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it is better to choose indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides.
Indifferent
To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably.
Indifferent
Marked by a lack of interest;
An apathetic audience
The universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent
Indifferent
Showing no care or concern in attitude or action;
Indifferent to the sufferings of others
Indifferent to her plea
Indifferent
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed;
Deaf to her warnings
Indifferent
(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
Indifferent
Fairly poor to not very good;
Has an indifferent singing voice
Has indifferent qualifications for the job
Indifferent
Having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active;
Inert matter
An indifferent chemical in a reaction
Indifferent
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
Indifferent
Characterized by a lack of partiality;
A properly indifferent jury
An unbiased account of her family problems
Indifferent
Neither good nor bad;
An indifferent performance
A gifted painter but an indifferent actor
Her work at the office is passable
A so-so golfer
Feeling only so-so
Prepared a tolerable dinner
A tolerable working knowledge of French
Indifferent
Neither too great nor too little;
A couple of indifferent hills to climb
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