Apathetic
adjective
Showing no interest or enthusiasm.
John has been apathetic towards his studies since his girlfriend broke up with him.
Often appears as...
- appear apathetic
- feel apathetic
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Disapproving
adjective
Not showing any feeling or emotion.
He had an apathetic expression on his face.
Often appears as...
- apathetic response
- apathetic attitude
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Disapproving
adjective
Not caring about something, especially when you should.
The captain was criticised for being apathetic towards the team's performance.
Often appears as...
- apathetic about
- apathetic towards
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Disapproving
adjective
Showing no interest or enthusiasm.
John has been apathetic towards his studies since his girlfriend broke up with him.
Often appears as...
- appear apathetic
- feel apathetic
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not showing any feeling or emotion.
He had an apathetic expression on his face.
Often appears as...
- apathetic response
- apathetic attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not caring about something, especially when you should.
The captain was criticised for being apathetic towards the team's performance.
Often appears as...
- apathetic about
- apathetic towards
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Passion
Use 'apathetic' to describe a clear absence of emotion or excitement.
Despite the cheers, the player remained apathetic.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Apathetic' often implies a criticism for not caring enough.
Teachers refer to the apathetic attitude of students as a concern.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Disapproval
When describing someone as 'apathetic', it suggests subtle disapproval of their attitude.
His apathetic approach to the project caused frustration.
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Passion
Use 'apathetic' to describe a clear absence of emotion or excitement.
Despite the cheers, the player remained apathetic.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Apathetic' often implies a criticism for not caring enough.
Teachers refer to the apathetic attitude of students as a concern.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Disapproval
When describing someone as 'apathetic', it suggests subtle disapproval of their attitude.
His apathetic approach to the project caused frustration.
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Passion
Use 'apathetic' to describe a clear absence of emotion or excitement.
Despite the cheers, the player remained apathetic.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Apathetic' often implies a criticism for not caring enough.
Teachers refer to the apathetic attitude of students as a concern.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Disapproval
When describing someone as 'apathetic', it suggests subtle disapproval of their attitude.
His apathetic approach to the project caused frustration.
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And if we do enough of these kinds of things, the awareness is going to sink in that things are going to be different. And then we're off to the races, because I don't believe for a second that we have forgotten how to solve tough challenges or that we have become too apathetic or hard-hearted to even try. I started my talk with quotes from wordsmiths
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work out exactly the point that it disappears if I can follow the track I should be able to work it out and see if it's gone into the ground or something like that if it's gone into a mount obviously I'm not going to be putting my hands down there or doing anything like that and I don't really want to get a surprise from a member or apathetic you
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Dave Meslin: The...
How can we honestly and genuinely encourage more people to vote when votes don't count in Canada? You add all this up together, and of course people are apathetic. It's like trying to run into a brick wall. Now, I'm not trying to be negative by throwing all these obstacles out and explaining what's in our way. Quite the opposite --
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Every day you live, you...
that will be not quite so desperate to leave to our great-grandchildren. That's, I think, something for everybody. Because a lot of people understand what's happening, but they feel helpless and hopeless, and what can they do, so they do nothing and they become apathetic.
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What's needed to bring...
We have to be using the best tools we can bring to bear to help voters navigate this complexity, and right now, we're not. One of the most common narratives I hear in my work is that people aren't civically engaged because they're apathetic -- because they don't care.
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Courtney Martin:...
We walk across graduation stages, high on our overblown expectations, and when we float back down to earth, we realize we don't know what the heck it means to actually save the world anyway. The mainstream media often paints my generation as apathetic,
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Pia Mancini: How to...
Silence, in terms of citizens not engaging, simply not wanting to participate. There's this commonplace that I truly, truly dislike, and it's this idea that we citizens are naturally apathetic. That we shun commitment. But, can you really blame us
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Helping humans and...
and the human heart? Talking about it in the non-scientific term, in terms of love and compassion. Is there some disconnect? And these young people, when I talk to them, basically they were either depressed or apathetic,
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What if you could help...
Our highest offices are plagued by corruption. We're on the brink of a sort of apathetic apocalypse, and it's not OK. We've got to open the doors to city halls and schools so wide that people can't help but walk in.
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Let’s put compassion...
angry she was apathetic about academics and her grades had just plummeted out of nowhere almost inexplicably it was like she was a different person have you ever
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What will future jobs...
And if we do enough of these kinds of things, the awareness is going to sink in that things are going to be different. And then we're off to the races, because I don't believe for a second that we have forgotten how to solve tough challenges or that we have become too apathetic or hard-hearted to even try. I started my talk with quotes from wordsmiths
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
work out exactly the point that it disappears if I can follow the track I should be able to work it out and see if it's gone into the ground or something like that if it's gone into a mount obviously I'm not going to be putting my hands down there or doing anything like that and I don't really want to get a surprise from a member or apathetic you
Video examples
Dave Meslin: The...
How can we honestly and genuinely encourage more people to vote when votes don't count in Canada? You add all this up together, and of course people are apathetic. It's like trying to run into a brick wall. Now, I'm not trying to be negative by throwing all these obstacles out and explaining what's in our way. Quite the opposite --
Video examples
Every day you live, you...
that will be not quite so desperate to leave to our great-grandchildren. That's, I think, something for everybody. Because a lot of people understand what's happening, but they feel helpless and hopeless, and what can they do, so they do nothing and they become apathetic.
Video examples
What's needed to bring...
We have to be using the best tools we can bring to bear to help voters navigate this complexity, and right now, we're not. One of the most common narratives I hear in my work is that people aren't civically engaged because they're apathetic -- because they don't care.
Video examples
Courtney Martin:...
We walk across graduation stages, high on our overblown expectations, and when we float back down to earth, we realize we don't know what the heck it means to actually save the world anyway. The mainstream media often paints my generation as apathetic,
Video examples
Pia Mancini: How to...
Silence, in terms of citizens not engaging, simply not wanting to participate. There's this commonplace that I truly, truly dislike, and it's this idea that we citizens are naturally apathetic. That we shun commitment. But, can you really blame us
Video examples
Helping humans and...
and the human heart? Talking about it in the non-scientific term, in terms of love and compassion. Is there some disconnect? And these young people, when I talk to them, basically they were either depressed or apathetic,
Video examples
What if you could help...
Our highest offices are plagued by corruption. We're on the brink of a sort of apathetic apocalypse, and it's not OK. We've got to open the doors to city halls and schools so wide that people can't help but walk in.
Video examples
Let’s put compassion...
angry she was apathetic about academics and her grades had just plummeted out of nowhere almost inexplicably it was like she was a different person have you ever
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Chris Borland
American Athlete
I would never call myself anti-football. I think I'm pro-information, pro-people making informed individual choices, pro-health, so for that reason, personally, I'm apathetic towards football. But at the same time, I think we can retain some civility, and I understand why people support and love it.
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Alexandra Adornetto
Australian Author
Gen Y is depicted as self-centred and apathetic when it comes to politics, but it doesn't help that we are largely overlooked. There have been policies to woo parents, pensioners and the sick, but the young do not appear to rank high on any political agenda.
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Masi Oka
Japanese Actor
Being a geek is a great thing. I think we're all geeks. Being a geek means you're passionate about something and that defines your uniqueness. I would rather be passionate about something than be apathetic about everything.
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Ann Voskamp
Canadian Author
By default, most of us have taken the dare to simply survive. Exist. Get through. For the most part, we live numb to life - we've grown weary and apathetic and jaded... and wounded.
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Eran Zahavi
Israeli Athlete
I realized I needed to take more responsibility, be more mature, not to lose the ball in precarious areas. In past I was apathetic, didn't think too much.
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Cass Elliot
American Musician
I've always been so apathetic. I figured, OK, maybe the world is going to fall down around me. Now I want to make a better world... that's motherhood.
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Pericles
Greek Statesman
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.
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Olivia Wilde
American Actress
It's not actually OK to just be apathetic about anything.
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Russell Hornsby
American Actor
We are not apathetic in this country.
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Chris Borland
American Athlete
I would never call myself anti-football. I think I'm pro-information, pro-people making informed individual choices, pro-health, so for that reason, personally, I'm apathetic towards football. But at the same time, I think we can retain some civility, and I understand why people support and love it.
Quote examples
Alexandra Adornetto
Australian Author
Gen Y is depicted as self-centred and apathetic when it comes to politics, but it doesn't help that we are largely overlooked. There have been policies to woo parents, pensioners and the sick, but the young do not appear to rank high on any political agenda.
Quote examples
Masi Oka
Japanese Actor
Being a geek is a great thing. I think we're all geeks. Being a geek means you're passionate about something and that defines your uniqueness. I would rather be passionate about something than be apathetic about everything.
Quote examples
Ann Voskamp
Canadian Author
By default, most of us have taken the dare to simply survive. Exist. Get through. For the most part, we live numb to life - we've grown weary and apathetic and jaded... and wounded.
Quote examples
Eran Zahavi
Israeli Athlete
I realized I needed to take more responsibility, be more mature, not to lose the ball in precarious areas. In past I was apathetic, didn't think too much.
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Cass Elliot
American Musician
I've always been so apathetic. I figured, OK, maybe the world is going to fall down around me. Now I want to make a better world... that's motherhood.
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Pericles
Greek Statesman
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.
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Olivia Wilde
American Actress
It's not actually OK to just be apathetic about anything.
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Russell Hornsby
American Actor
We are not apathetic in this country.
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