Definition for Apathy:

• Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion.

Synonyms for Apathy:

• n.

  •
  • feelings,
  • lassitude.
  •boredom (noun)
  • dullness,
  • ennui,
  • listlessness,
  • dreariness,
  • tedium,
  • monotony.
  •depression (noun)
  • doldrums.
  •disinterestedness (noun)
  • disinterest,
  • impartiality.
  •doldrums (noun)
  • blahs.
  •dullness (noun)
  • dimness,
  • boorishness,
  • benumbedness,
  • drowsiness,
  • slowness,
  • languidness,
  • thick-wittedness,
  • cloddishness,
  • sleepiness,
  • ponderousness,
  • denseness,
  • sluggishness.
  •ignoring (noun)
  • disregard.
  •inattention (noun)
  • disinterestedness,
  • Incuriosity,
  • lapse,
  • unconsciousness,
  • unconcern,
  • Inobservance,
  • absence,
  • disregardfulness,
  • oversight,
  • detachment,
  • forgetfulness,
  • obliviousness,
  • aloofness,
  • preoccupation,
  • thoughtlessness,
  • absent-mindedness,
  • heedlessness,
  • distraction,
  • befuddlement,
  • inattention,
  • negligence,
  • carelessness,
  • lack of interest,
  • inadvertence.
  •incuriosity (noun)
  • dispassionateness,
  • Incuriousness.
  •indifference (noun)
  • laxity,
  • lukewarmness,
  • unwillingness,
  • coldness,
  • halfheartedness,
  • Perfunctoriness.
  •inertia (noun)
  • immobility,
  • paralysis,
  • passivity,
  • deadness,
  • oscitancy.
  •inertness (noun)
  • stillness,
  • inactivity,
  • insensibility,
  • languor,
  • stagnancy,
  • dormancy,
  • idleness,
  • catatonia,
  • motionlessness,
  • inertness,
  • coma,
  • hibernation,
  • reposefulness,
  • Inanimation.
  •insensitivity (noun)
  • coolness,
  • hardness,
  • heartlessness,
  • insensitivity,
  • passionlessness,
  • dispassion,
  • cold-bloodedness,
  • Stoniness,
  • toughness,
  • bluntness,
  • Objectiveness,
  • callousness,
  • emotionlessness,
  • insensitiveness,
  • hardheartedness,
  • nonchalance,
  • blindness,
  • ruthlessness.
  •lethargy (noun)
  • tiredness,
  • torpor,
  • indolence.
  •unexcitability (noun)
  • impassiveness,
  • placidity,
  • composedness,
  • neutrality,
  • easygoingness,
  • staidness,
  • serenity,
  • self-composedness,
  • reservation,
  • calmness,
  • tranquility.
  •weariness (noun)
  • droopiness,
  • faintness,
  • feebleness,
  • flaccidity,
  • weariness,
  • debilitation,
  • exhaustion,
  • blues,
  • weakness,
  • fatigue,
  • cheerlessness,
  • depression,
  • over-weariness,
  • footsoreness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • unresponsiveness,
  • Insensibleness,
  • uninterest,
  • stolidness.

Paraphrases for Apathy:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    indifference.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    inertia, inactivity.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    apathetic.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    lethargy, passivity, inaction, disregard, complacency, stagnation.

Antonyms for Apathy:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    distress, agitation, keenness, turbulence, awareness, alarm, prejudice, attention, compassion, violence, responsiveness, storm, fury, attentiveness, melodrama, feeling, sensibility, zeal, hysteria, receptivity, excitement, bias, receptiveness, sympathy, solicitude, pity, eagerness, sensitiveness, conscientiousness, tenderness, vehemence, histrionics, hysterics, sensitivity, interest, regard, understanding, empathy, disturbance, heedfulness, susceptibility, warmheartedness, frenzy.

Homophones for Apathy:

• afoot, apatite, abut, aphid, aphididae, apt, abet, about, avidity, appetite, abode, aft, apidae, abbot, abate, aviate, apodidae, abwatt, a bit, au fait, avoid, abide, abaft, avid, apoidea, aphidoidea, aptitude, avowed.

Hypernym for Apathy:

• n.

  • feeling
    impassivity, lassitude, languor, impassiveness, indifference, unemotionality, stolidity, listlessness, emotionlessness, phlegm.

Hyponym for Apathy:

• n.

  • feeling
    feeling.