shrugging
Noncommittal body language
Shrugging is the present participle of shrug—raising and dropping the shoulders to express uncertainty, indifference, or resignation.
The gesture often accompanies "I don't know" or stands in for it entirely: She asked where he'd been; he just kept shrugging.
Shrugging something off is dismissing it as unimportant: He shrugged off the criticism and moved on.
Upper arm joints
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
- wave-offDismissive hand gesture
body-language · nonverbal · expressive · casual · offhand · whatever · dunno · meh
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
aloofness · insouciance · blasé · dismissiveness · impassive · unperturbed · unmoved · coolness
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- doubtLack of firm belief
hesitation · ambivalence · equivocation · unsure · clueless · baffled · stumped · mystified
Consent to receive
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- defeatVictory over another
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
stoicism · acquiescence · powerlessness · yielding · inevitability · concession · capitulation
shoulders
Upper arm joints
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
wave-off · body-language · nonverbal · expressive · casual · offhand · whatever · dunno · meh · emoji
apathy
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- disinterestAbsence of bias
detachment · aloofness · insouciance · blasé · dismissiveness · impassive · unperturbed · unmoved · coolness · disregard
puzzlement
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- bewildermentState of being baffled
doubt · hesitation · ambivalence · equivocation · unsure · clueless · baffled · stumped · mystified · noncommittal
acceptance
Consent to receive
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- defeatVictory over another
fatalism · stoicism · acquiescence · powerlessness · yielding · inevitability · concession · capitulation
- simple tasksblinking, breathing, clapping, nodding, sitting
- idle actionsfidgeting, waiting, twiddling thumbs, daydreaming, lounging
- nonoralsign language, signing, gestures, body language, texting
- social interactiongreeting, hello, goodbye, hi, bye
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
shruggingcaring
Showing kind concern
engaging · investing · committing · insisting · protesting
shruggingengaging
Pleasantly attractive, compelling attention
investing · committing · taking to heart · fretting · agonizing
- shrugging offDismissing as unimportant
- shoulder shruggingLifting shoulders to indicate uncertainty