undistinguished

adjective

un·​dis·​tin·​guished ˌən-di-ˈstiŋ-(g)wisht 

: not distinguished: such as

a

: not marked by eminence, distinction, or quality

a bland, undistinguished pop album

an undistinguished career

b

: not perceived as distinct : not differentiated

The disease [syphilis] was first noticed in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century, though it may have existed before then undistinguished from leprosy.

—Wayne Biddle

Examples of undistinguished in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anyone who can find the friendly little spot — through a bending alley, into an undistinguished building and up three flights of stairs — deserves a drink. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Harry Benton was hardly a household name during an undistinguished tenure in the Illinois House of Representatives. — Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Or was July 4, 1776, for the revolutionaries who founded the US, actually an undistinguished day? — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

The spotlight may require Elliott to spend much of the next eight weeks before the primary for governor fleeing from his own undistinguished record of a decade in the House. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for undistinguished

• contradistinguished
• distinguished
• extinguished