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indicator n. pointer, needle; gauge, meter, display: The indicator reads<br />

exactly 67øC.<br />

indict v. Often, indict for. charge (with), accuse (with or of),<br />

arraign (for), incriminate (in or for), inculpate (in or for),<br />

cite (for or with), denounce (for), blame (for or with); summon,<br />

summons, subpoena: She has been indicted for murder in the<br />

first degree.<br />

indifference<br />

n. 1 unconcern, apathy, listlessness, disinterest, coolness,<br />

nonchalance, insouciance, aloofness, detachment, disregard,<br />

inattention, pococuranteism or pococurantism, coldness, phlegm,<br />

stolidity, callousness, insensibility, impassiveness or<br />

impassivity: I cannot believe the indifference she showed on<br />

learning about the tragedy. 2 unimportance, insignificance,<br />

irrelevance, unconcern, inconsequence, triviality: Whether I go<br />

or stay is a matter of indifference to me. 3 dispassion,<br />

disinterestedness, impartiality, neutrality, objectivity,<br />

fairness, equitableness, even-handedness: The judges<br />

demonstrated their indifference by awarding first prize to a<br />

novice.<br />

indifferent<br />

adj. 1 unconcerned, apathetic, uncaring, listless,<br />

disinterested, uninterested, cool, nonchalant, lukewarm,<br />

lackadaisical, Laodicean, dispassionate, insouciant, aloof,<br />

detached, distant, removed, inattentive, pococurante, cold,<br />

phlegmatic, stolid, callous, unemotional, uncompassionate,<br />

insensitive, unfeeling, inconsiderate, unsympathetic,<br />

insensible, impassive: Joan remained totally indifferent to<br />

Charles's attentions. 2 impartial, neutral, just, even-handed,<br />

objective, fair, equitable, unbiased, unprejudiced,<br />

non-partisan, non-discriminatory, dispassionate, disinterested:<br />

The problem is in reaching an indifferent judgement. 3 neutral,<br />

average, mediocre, fair, undistinguished, uninspired,<br />

lightweight, passable, middling, ordinary, commonplace,<br />

everyday, so so, not bad; poor, inferior, not very or<br />

particularly or especially good, Slang Brit naff: He is a<br />

writer of indifferent quality. I held indifferent cards but lost<br />

little money. 4 unimportant, insignificant, trivial, trifling,<br />

nugatory, immaterial, inconsequential, minor, inappreciable,<br />

slight, neither here nor there: It is indifferent to him where

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