Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Feeling or showing no interest or involvement; unconcerned: an uninvolved bystander.
Wiktionary
- adj. Not involved.
- adj. Emotionally distant.
- adj. Of potential mates, available because not in a committed relationship.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not involved
- adj. showing lack of emotional involvement
Etymologies
- un- + involved (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It remains my personal conviction that America's entry into World War I was was one the most fateful decisions of the 20th Century - if America had remain uninvolved, Hitler is extremely unlikely to have risen to power.”
Is That Legal?: Uncle Leo's Kennkarte, Sixty-Five Years Later
“Lamb, who tried to remain uninvolved politically, tolerated his abrasiveness, and that friendship managed to survive, if only just barely in the face of Hazlitt’s growing bitterness, short temper, and propensity for hurling invective at friends and foes alike.”
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“The overburdened Courts may have a perverse incentive to remain uninvolved, apparently hoping the targeted victim will collapse and give in to the lawsuit terrorist’s demands.”
“She says parenting is about balancing and that "uninvolved" mothers are really "unattached" mothers.”
Motherhood is Boring - Globe and Mail article, by popular demand
“He prided himself on being neither Roman — which meant for him intellectual and 'uninvolved' — nor Neapolitan — which meant naive and sloppy.”
“In March, Israel's military said the overall Palestinian death toll was 1,166, of whom 295 were "uninvolved" civilians.”
“Concerning the war in Iraq; you are probably one of "uninvolved" moaners who are stressing out because al-Qaida got thrashed before the November elections.”
“He left no stones unturned as he interviewed those directly involved and extended his snowball sampling to secondary and tertiary parties, such as uninvolved gang members.”
“Here is a prime example of when we NEED government involvement (and YES assistance) yet for over a week the government was silent and uninvolved.”
“Parent-centered engagement programs are not a quick fix, but they can resuscitate uninvolved moms and dads with fresh air.”
The Huffington Post: Patricia A. Ackerman: How and Why Urban Schools Fail to Engage Parents of Color
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