nonreply
Absence of answer
A nonreply is a failure to respond, or a response that evades the question rather than answering it.
Someone might send a nonreply to an email by ignoring it entirely, or offer a nonreply in conversation by deflecting: His answer was a nonreply—he just changed the subject.
Lack of reaction
- mutenessInability to speak
- taciturnityDisinclined to speak
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
- radio silenceAbsence of broadcast communication
dead air · crickets · cold shoulder · withholding · reticence · quietude · uncommunicativeness · wordlessness
Act of escaping detection
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- circumventionAct of going around
ducking · skirting · ghosting · brushoff · stonewalling · runaround · dismissal · rebuff
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- omissionFailure to include
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
- disregardWillful lack of attention
heedlessness · carelessness · lapse · failure · dereliction · forgetfulness · remissness · slackness
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- coldnessLow temperature state
aloofness · dismissiveness · nonchalance · insensitivity · unresponsiveness · passivity · inattentiveness · incuriosity
unresponsiveness
Lack of reaction
- mutenessInability to speak
- taciturnityDisinclined to speak
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
radio silence · dead air · crickets · cold shoulder · withholding · reticence · quietude · uncommunicativeness · wordlessness · soundlessness
evasion
Act of escaping detection
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
circumvention · ducking · skirting · ghosting · brushoff · stonewalling · runaround · dismissal · rebuff · snub
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- omissionFailure to include
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
disregard · heedlessness · carelessness · lapse · failure · dereliction · forgetfulness · remissness · slackness · irresponsibility
apathy
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
coldness · aloofness · dismissiveness · nonchalance · insensitivity · unresponsiveness · passivity · inattentiveness · incuriosity