uninvolved

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un·in·volved

(ŭn′ĭn-vŏlvd′)

adj.

Feeling or showing no interest or involvement; unconcerned: an uninvolved bystander.

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uninvolved

(ˌʌnɪnˈvɒlvd)

adj

not included or involved: uninvolved bystanders.

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Adj.	1.	uninvolved - not involved; "being uninvolved he remained objective" involved - connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"
	2.	uninvolved - showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander" detached, degage unconcerned - lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"

uninvolved

adjective

1. Lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairs:

aloof, detached, disinterested, incurious, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested.

2. Not inclining toward or actively taking either side in a matter under dispute:

impartial, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartisan, unbiased, uncommitted, unprejudiced.

Idiom: on the fence.

Translations

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