noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , supreme ( esp. BrE ), total , utter
▪ growing
▪ deliberate , studied
▪ apparent , feigned , seeming
▪ benign , blithe , casual
▪
Try to treat such comments with benign ~.
▪ callous , cold , cool
▪ reckless
▪
Attacks have been successful because of a reckless ~ to security standards.
▪ public
VERB + INDIFFERENCE
▪ feel
▪ demonstrate , display , express , show
▪
She showed total ~ to his fate.
▪ cultivate , feign
▪
He feigned ~ to criticism of his work.
▪ regard sb/sth with
▪
They regard the change in corporate culture with a certain ~.
▪ treat sb/sth with
▪ be met with
▪
Constable's landscapes met with ~ when they were first exhibited.
PREPOSITION
▪ with an ~
▪
Ellis spoke with a casual ~ that he did not feel.
▪ ~ to , ~ towards/toward
▪
his ~ towards/toward art
PHRASES
▪ an air of ~ , an attitude of ~
▪
They have an air of studied ~ to the problem.
▪
She adopted an attitude of supreme ~.
▪ a matter of ~
▪
It's a matter of ~ to me whether he goes or not.