Converse of object

• combat: Combating apathy can be difficult, whether you are the passive being in question, or merely the observer.

• overcome: How can the House of Commons overcome voter apathy?

• counter: CC in the media To counter apathy, how can firms ensure CSR reports are useful documents?

• breed: Assurance doesn't breed apathy, doubt does, it breeds industry.

• tackle: In October 2005, the EA launched a campaign to tackle flood apathy - Be Prepared for Flooding.

• grow: There is a growing apathy among a few boys in the Middle school which is very harming to the house.

Adjective modifier

• apparent: For instance, what about the apparent apathy of many would-be voters?

• political: In an age of political apathy, why not just accept the biggest buck.

• widespread: If the result is widespread apathy, the parties bear responsibility.

• spiritual: His purpose was to arouse the leaders and people of Judah from their spiritual apathy, and encourage them to continue building the temple.

• general: Are we talking about a general male apathy toward work, I wonder?

• usual: Quite apart from the usual summer holiday apathy, poorer economic news is affecting sentiment.

Preposition: on

• part: Secondly, there has been a general apathy on the part of some members to participate in the meetings.

Modifies a noun

• rule: Are we getting the message here - apathy rules OK.

Preposition: of

• people: The apathy of the German people west of the Rhine shocked Hitler.

Noun used with modifier

• voter: In short voter apathy should have come top of the list by a country mile, not bottom.

• youth: There was general agreement that the phrase youth apathy is a pernicious misnomer.

• consumer: May be consumer apathy is the reason that, in my view, manufacturers feel they can get away with selling under developed products.

• fight: Can't really think of much else right now, any questions, please post em here. __________________ Fight apathy.

• student: Concerns over student voter apathy in the general election will be debated on conference floor in a debate on citizenship.