Thesaurus results for APATHY

apathy

noun

as in numbness

a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness the apathy of the people of that war-torn country comes from their having seen too many horrors

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as in disregard

lack of interest or concern her poor grades are proof enough of her apathy concerning all matters academic

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Recent Examples of apathy There was a pervasive sense of cultural apathy regarding the study of the past that was growing stronger by the minute, as if the world had already accrued the maximum knowledge of prior civilizations and required nothing further in order to barrel onward into the future. —

Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 What everyone should truly fear here is the curse of apathy and dysfunctional authority systems. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026 The lack of a clear frontrunner reflects broader candidate disengagement and voter apathy rather than healthy political competition, with only four of eight Democratic candidates even appearing at a major housing panel just weeks before the primary. —

Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Only with the failure of the expedition of the Bandiera brothers to Calabria in 1844 was the bankruptcy of this method in the face of popular apathy at last fully realized. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apathy

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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) says symptoms depend on the patient, but MS can lead to muscle weakness, vision changes, walking problems, numbness, and more.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
Common symptoms can include numbness or tingling, slurred speech, electric-shock sensations accompanying certain neck movements, trouble walking or not being able to walk at all, partial or complete loss of vision, among others, according to the clinic.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026