uninvolved
adjective
un·in·volved
| \ ˌən-in-ˈvälvd
, -ˈvȯlvd also -ˈvävd or -ˈvȯvd\
, -ˈvȯlvd also -ˈvävd or -ˈvȯvd\
Definition of uninvolved
: not involved
an uninvolved spectator … their two daughters … were uninvolved in the family business …— Richard Kluger a simple, uninvolved explanation
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The couple overpowered the two guards, tied them up and put them in the back of the van with a third uninvolved prisoner. — CBS News, "New photos show married murder suspects who escaped prison van," 2 Sep. 2019 The unlucky ones — flailing in uninvolved families, struggling with mental health problems, or stewing in a pit of low-self-esteem — are especially vulnerable to predators’ attention. — Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, "Girls today are seemingly the fiercest America has ever produced. Why can’t we protect them?," 16 Aug. 2019 In a sentencing memo, Drous argued that her client was relatively uninvolved in the scheme, had suffered from PTSD growing up and had taken steps to better himself while on pretrial release, including getting a job at a Berkeley lumber yard. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Man gets federal prison in Mexico/Antioch meth trafficking case," 7 Aug. 2019 Despite dozens of shots being fired, just one uninvolved person received a minor injury. — Emily Deruy, The Mercury News, "7 arrested in connection with shooting outside San Mateo bar," 27 July 2019 These fathers are often viewed as irresponsible and uninvolved. — Jessica Troilo, The Conversation, "Divorced dads often dissed by schools," 14 June 2019 Develop your critical thinking: Robots are wired to be unthinking, uncaring, unemotional, uncritical, uninvolved, irresponsible clumps of hardware. — Phil Blair, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Robots are coming for your job, so make sure you’re smarter," 7 May 2018 The results provide novel insights into how exercise can affect even those portions of our bodies that seem uninvolved in workouts, perhaps providing another nudge to stick with our exercise resolutions this year. — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, "Exercise Alters Our Microbiome. Is That One Reason It’s So Good for Us?," 3 Jan. 2018 Investigators recovered a large number of messages, including chats between Novak and other uninvolved officers, friends and family, and messages that appeared to have been deleted. — Kevin Rector, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore officers' text messages offer glimpse at mindset after Freddie Gray arrest, and as prosecutors zeroed in," 21 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uninvolved.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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uninvolved
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of uninvolved
: not involved : not having a part in some activity
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