apathetically
In listless manner
In a manner showing no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Someone who responds apathetically to news barely reacts at all: She shrugged apathetically when asked about the election results.
The word suggests emotional flatness or indifference rather than active dislike.
Without preference or concern
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- disinterestedlyWithout personal stake involved
- unconcernedlyWithout care or worry
- distantlyIn a far-off manner
nonchalantly · coolly · remotely · reservedly · dispassionately · standoffishly · impassively · uncaringly
Without physical sensation
- unfeelinglyWithout sympathy or emotion
- blanklyWithout any expression
- vacantlyWith absent expression
- expressionlesslyWithout showing feeling
coldly · flatly · woodenly · stoically · impassively · deadpan · hollowly · lifelessly
Without energy or interest
- languidlyIn a weary manner
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
- torpidlyIn a dormant manner
- wearilyIn exhausted manner
drowsily · lethargically · lifelessly · passively · inertly · dully · heavily · tiredly
indifferently
Without preference or concern
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- disinterestedlyWithout personal stake involved
- unconcernedlyWithout care or worry
distantly · nonchalantly · coolly · remotely · reservedly · dispassionately · standoffishly · impassively · uncaringly · dismissively
numbly
Without physical sensation
- unfeelinglyWithout sympathy or emotion
- blanklyWithout any expression
- vacantlyWith absent expression
expressionlessly · coldly · flatly · woodenly · stoically · impassively · deadpan · hollowly · lifelessly · spiritlessly
listlessly
Without energy or interest
- languidlyIn a weary manner
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
- torpidlyIn a dormant manner
wearily · drowsily · lethargically · lifelessly · passively · inertly · dully · heavily · tiredly · spiritlessly
- without enthusiasmhalfheartedly, listlessly, indifferently, uninspiredly, dully
- mental adverbsmentally, cognitively, consciously, unconsciously, subconsciously
apatheticallypassionately
With intense emotion
fervently · ardently · zealously · emotionally · intensely
apatheticallyenthusiastically
With eager excitement
eagerly · excitedly · energetically · vigorously · animatedly
apatheticallyambitiously
With lofty aims
determinedly · purposefully · resolutely · diligently · industriously
empathy, sympathy, pathetic, sympathetic, apathetic, apathy, antipathy, pathos, sympathize