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uncaring

3 syllables
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, uncaring means characterized by a lack of care. As a noun, it means lack or absence of caring.

Meanings of uncaring

4 meanings

adjective

  1. Characterized by a lack of care; not caring.

    “His uncaring attitude did not win him many friends.”

  2. Lacking affection or warm feeling

    “an uncaring person”

    Similar: detached, unaffectionate

  3. Without care or thought for others

    “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread: ‘Let them eat cake’”

    Similar: thoughtless, unthinking

noun

  1. Lack or absence of caring

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: lacking affection or warm feeling
detachedunaffectionate
adjective: without care or thought for others
thoughtlessunthinking

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