half-hearted Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- perfunctory
- uninterested
- disinterested
- apathetic
- uneager
- lackadaisical
- icy
- dispassionate
- chilly
- cold
- uncaring
- unresponsive
- impassive
- cool
- chill
- emotionless
- indifferent
- listless
- frigid
Weak:
Strongest:
- eager
- intense
- wholehearted
- vehement
- impassioned
- passionate
- warm
- keen
- hearty
- engaged
- feverish
- intense
- eager
- exuberant
- exuberant
- keen
- fervid
- ardent
- ardent
- fervid
- wholehearted
- passionate
- impassioned
- hearty
- feverish
- engaged
- warm
- vehement
- enthusiastic
- enthusiastic
Strong:
- engrossed
- interested
- willing
- interested
- fiery
- engrossed
- willing
- ready
- red-hot
- avid
- avid
- fiery
- red-hot
- ready
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.
unenthusiastic, lukewarm,tepid, neutral,perfunctory, uninterested, disinterested, apathetic, uneager, lackadaisical
eager, intense, wholehearted, vehement, impassioned, passionate, warm, keen, hearty, engaged
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.
