halfhearted

The word “halfhearted” has 3 syllables: half-heart-ed

It's pronounced as /hæfˈhɑːrtɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for halfhearted?

In the thesaurus, “halfhearted” has 38 synonyms and 33 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for halfhearted along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for halfhearted

  • apathetic
  • chill
  • chilly
  • cold
  • cool
  • disinterested
  • dispassionate
  • emotionless
  • frigid
  • frosty
  • glacial
  • icy
  • impassive
  • indifferent
  • irresolute
  • lackadaisical
  • lackluster
  • languid
  • listless
  • lukewarm
  • neutral
  • passive
  • perfunctory
  • spiritless
  • tame
  • tepid
  • uncaring
  • undemonstrative
  • uneager
  • unemotional
  • unenthusiastic
  • unfeeling
  • unfriendly
  • uninterested
  • unresponsive
  • unsympathetic
  • wintery
  • wintry

Antonyms for halfhearted

  • agog
  • ardent
  • avid
  • cordial
  • desirous
  • eager
  • engaged
  • engrossed
  • enthusiastic
  • exuberant
  • fervid
  • feverish
  • fiery
  • friendly
  • genial
  • gung ho
  • hearty
  • hot-blooded
  • impassioned
  • intense
  • interested
  • keen
  • lively
  • passionate
  • raring
  • ready
  • red-hot
  • vehement
  • warm
  • warmhearted
  • whole-hearted
  • wholehearted
  • willing

Meanings of halfhearted

  • adjective
    1. Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
    2. Lacking in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.

Example Sentences

  • Despite his best efforts to appear enthusiastic, his smile was halfhearted at best.
  • The team's performance suffered due to their halfhearted commitment to training.
  • She made only a halfhearted attempt to apologize, her tone lacking sincerity.
  • The audience responded with only a halfhearted applause, indicating their lukewarm reception to the performance.
  • His halfhearted response to the crisis left his colleagues questioning his dedication to the project.

On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to halfhearted, such as: agog, apathetic, ardent, avid, chill, chilly, cold.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

uncompassionate

lackadaisical

languidly

  • casually
  • desultorily
  • halfheartedly
  • inactively
  • indifferently
  • indolently
  • lackadaisically
  • lazily
  • listlessly
  • shiftlessly
  • slowly
  • sluggishly
  • spiritlessly
  • tiredly
  • weakly
  • wearily

lamely

unconcerned

  • aloof
  • apathetic
  • blase
  • blind
  • blithe
  • breezy
  • callous
  • calm
  • carefree
  • careless
  • casual
  • cavalier
  • cold
  • complacent
  • cool
  • deaf
  • debonair
  • detached
  • devil-may-care
  • disinterested
  • dispassionate
  • distant
  • easy
  • easygoing
  • feckless
  • forgetful
  • gay
  • halfhearted
  • happy-go-lucky
  • hard-hearted
  • hardened
  • heedless
  • impassive
  • impervious
  • inattentive
  • incurious
  • indifferent
  • informal
  • insensible
  • insensitive
  • insouciant
  • lackadaisical
  • laid-back
  • lethargic
  • lighthearted
  • lightsome
  • listless
  • low-pressure
  • lukewarm
  • mindless
  • negligent
  • neutral
  • nonchalant
  • numb
  • oblivious
  • perfunctory
  • phlegmatic
  • pococurante
  • relaxed
  • remote
  • reserved
  • self-centered
  • serene
  • slaphappy
  • stoic
  • stoical
  • stolid
  • stony
  • supine
  • tepid
  • unbothered
  • uncurious
  • unemotional
  • unfeeling
  • unfussy
  • unimpressed
  • uninterested
  • uninvolved
  • unmoved
  • unperturbed
  • unruffled
  • unsympathetic
  • untroubled
  • unworried

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