uncaring
adjective
un·car·ing
ˌən-ˈker-iŋ 
: lacking proper sympathy, concern, or interest
a cold and uncaring manner/attitude/person
an uncaring [=apathetic] attitude toward schoolwork
uncaringly
adverb
uncaringness
noun
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Some messages lambasted the school system as disrespectful and uncaring.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024
They are discarded by their uncaring owners or dumped on the streets.
—Elizabeth Forel, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2024
Fresh in the mind of Winehouse fans was Asif Kapadia’s 2015 documentary, Amy, which shed light on her on-and-off romantic relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, who introduced the young singer to hard drugs, and her father, who has disputed the film’s depiction of him as greedy and uncaring.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 May 2024
The streets are still pristine, cleared of the latest snow, filled with drivers like Dima, blissfully unaware or uncaring of the death in the Arctic.
—Rebecca Petras, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024
They are discarded by their uncaring owners or dumped on the streets.
—Elizabeth Forel, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2024
Fresh in the mind of Winehouse fans was Asif Kapadia’s 2015 documentary, Amy, which shed light on her on-and-off romantic relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, who introduced the young singer to hard drugs, and her father, who has disputed the film’s depiction of him as greedy and uncaring.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 May 2024
The streets are still pristine, cleared of the latest snow, filled with drivers like Dima, blissfully unaware or uncaring of the death in the Arctic.
—Rebecca Petras, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Uncaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncaring. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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