Disinterested is an English word with synonyms like impartial or fair. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Disinterested meaning
- Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.
- Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”).
Using Disinterested
- The main meaning on this page is: Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial. | Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”).
- Useful related words include: impartial, fair.
- In the example corpus, disinterested often appears in combinations such as: disinterested in, disinterested and, and disinterested.
Context around Disinterested
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disinterested
- In this selection, "disinterested" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, becoming, almost, appear, tone, third and capitals stand out and add context to how "disinterested" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a noble disinterested profession it and after becoming disinterested in working. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disinterested" sits close to words such as abalone, abomination and accountancy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disinterested
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At the same time, Gen Z is increasingly disinterested in driving or car ownership. (14 words)
After this, he worked at a job centre but left after becoming disinterested in working. (15 words)
Passwords should be shared with trusted friends or a disinterested third party like your lawyer. (15 words)
The Rossoneri have earned a couple of scoreless draws through their first three matches, but they’ve yet to score a goal and looked wholly disinterested in doing so in Paris two weeks ago in a 3-0 defeat. (39 words)
I can’t overstate how messed up it is that these kids, particularly your daughters, have a crappy, selfish mom, and then find themselves sharing a home with a woman who is equally disinterested in caring for them. (38 words)
Zuma, for the most part, looked disinterested in the dock during his umpteenth appearance but left court victorious in a sense -- it was without a date for his next appearance, writes Greg Ardé. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
After this, he worked at a job centre but left after becoming disinterested in working.
Later, when Kang meets Scott, the villain is threatening but delivers those threats in a measured, almost disinterested tone.
Passwords should be shared with trusted friends or a disinterested third party like your lawyer.
Planners appear disinterested in the fact that the trips on Academy Street would not simply disappear but would mostly be shifted to going through the Crown area or the Longman.
The Rossoneri have earned a couple of scoreless draws through their first three matches, but they’ve yet to score a goal and looked wholly disinterested in doing so in Paris two weeks ago in a 3-0 defeat.
The UN cover helped sustain the illusion of a disinterested and humanitarian intervention while winning over liberal opinion.
This is to the peril of entire generations of students who grow up disinterested in voting or who simply vote like their families.
Unfortunately, Western countries have historically become disinterested in assisting Ukraine when Kyiv fails to meet its objectives.
With the Ducks’ recent hot stretch and a disinterested Capitals, it’s hard to have faith in the visitors.
Zuma, for the most part, looked disinterested in the dock during his umpteenth appearance but left court victorious in a sense -- it was without a date for his next appearance, writes Greg Ardé.
At the same time, Gen Z is increasingly disinterested in driving or car ownership.
His hand is neither that of a disinterested watchmaker nor a burdened Atlas, just keeping time or holding the world aloft.
I can’t overstate how messed up it is that these kids, particularly your daughters, have a crappy, selfish mom, and then find themselves sharing a home with a woman who is equally disinterested in caring for them.
James, who has previously credited Brooks’ competitive spirit, was disinterested in discussing him in a postgame scrum with reporters.
Journalism has never been a noble disinterested profession; it has always been the province of charlatans and sellouts.
Of course, they could become a force again, if only the historically decorated (but seemingly distracted or disinterested) ownership group starts trying to win again.
People with higher political consciousness also get disinterested in political issues including voting leading to lesser voter turnout.
They looked lethargic defensively as the Knicks burned them on several back cuts and they looked careless or disinterested offensively, resulting in seven turnovers.
While the partnership should yield significant advantages to both Nio and its customers, investors are clearly somewhat disinterested in the news.
With lagging declining religiosity, churches often succumb to Christianity Lite, an accommodationist appeal to their rapidly secularizing and disinterested flock.
Common combinations with disinterested
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- disinterested in 22×
- disinterested and 6×
- and disinterested 4×
- or disinterested 3×
- of disinterested 3×
- are disinterested 3×
- as disinterested 3×
- increasingly disinterested 2×
- was disinterested 2×
- so disinterested 2×