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Adjective indifferent has 10 senses
- apathetic, indifferent - marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
Antonym: interested (indirect, via uninterested)
- indifferent - showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"
Antonym: concerned (indirect, via unconcerned)
- deaf, indifferent - (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings"
Antonyms: heedful, attentive, thoughtful (indirect, via heedless)
- immaterial, 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"
Antonyms: important, of import (indirect, via unimportant)
- indifferent - fairly poor to not very good; "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job"
Antonym: superior (indirect, via inferior)
- inert, indifferent, neutral - having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
Antonym: reactive (indirect, via unreactive)
- 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"
Antonyms: partial, unfair (indirect, via impartial)
- indifferent, unbiased, unbiassed - characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems"
Antonyms: partial, unfair (indirect, via impartial)
- indifferent, passable, so-so, tolerable - 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"
Antonym: extraordinary (indirect, via ordinary)
- indifferent - neither too great nor too little; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"
Antonym: immoderate (indirect, via moderate)
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