half-hearted Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- dispassionate
- disinterested
- unresponsive
- uncaring
- frigid
- lackadaisical
- icy
- emotionless
- chilly
- chill
- apathetic
- impassive
- cool
- uneager
- cold
- uninterested
- indifferent
- perfunctory
- listless
Weak:
Strongest:
- intense
- ardent
- impassioned
- fervid
- passionate
- feverish
- impassioned
- hearty
- keen
- eager
- warm
- enthusiastic
- hearty
- ardent
- engaged
- passionate
- engaged
- exuberant
- intense
- warm
- vehement
- feverish
- wholehearted
- wholehearted
- exuberant
- eager
- keen
- enthusiastic
- fervid
- vehement
Strong:
- avid
- willing
- willing
- engrossed
- ready
- ready
- fiery
- interested
- red-hot
- avid
- fiery
- red-hot
- engrossed
- interested
Weak:
half-hearted Meaning
half-hearted (s)
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
half-hearted (a.)
Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.
Lacking zeal or courage; lukewarm.
half-hearted Sentence Examples
- The team's half-hearted effort resulted in a humiliating defeat.
- Her half-hearted apology failed to appease her friend.
- The politician gave a half-hearted speech that left the audience uninspired.
- The student's half-hearted attempt to study did not yield good marks.
- The company's half-hearted investment in research led to disappointing results.
- The athlete's half-hearted recovery from injury hampered his performance.
- The volunteer's half-hearted efforts were overshadowed by the enthusiasm of their team.
- The employee's half-hearted commitment to the project contributed to its failure.
- The therapist's half-hearted attempts to provide support did little to alleviate the patient's suffering.
- The couple's half-hearted attempts at reconciliation ultimately proved futile.
FAQs About the word half-hearted
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasmWanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind., Lacking zeal or courage; lukewarm.
neutral,tepid, lukewarm, unenthusiastic, dispassionate, disinterested, unresponsive, uncaring, frigid, lackadaisical
intense, ardent, impassioned, fervid, passionate, feverish, impassioned, hearty, keen, eager
The team's half-hearted effort resulted in a humiliating defeat.
Her half-hearted apology failed to appease her friend.
The politician gave a half-hearted speech that left the audience uninspired.
The student's half-hearted attempt to study did not yield good marks.