unromantic
adjective
un·ro·man·tic
ˌən-rō-ˈman-tik 
-rə-
: not suitable for, conducive to, or given to romance or courtship : not romantic
unromantic people
an unromantic gesture
She describes the extremely unromantic way she met her husband …—
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The most unromantic, perfect proposal.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Over time, the unromantic Valentín relishes the chance to hear Molina recap a silly, big-hearted romantic plot of a musical his idol Ingrid Luna (Lopez) starred in.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2025
Darcy goes running after Elizabeth in the rain…and then proposes to her in quite a clumsy and unromantic way?
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
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—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Over time, the unromantic Valentín relishes the chance to hear Molina recap a silly, big-hearted romantic plot of a musical his idol Ingrid Luna (Lopez) starred in.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2025
Darcy goes running after Elizabeth in the rain…and then proposes to her in quite a clumsy and unromantic way?
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unromantic
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“Unromantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unromantic. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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