unenthused

adjective

un·​en·​thused ˌən-in-ˈthüzd 

-en-,

 also  -ˈthyü-

: feeling or showing a lack of enthusiasm : unenthusiastic

… over the course of several meetings, Daughtry comes off as coolly professional, but flat, muted, and unenthused.

—Michael Endelman

The first half of his term featured partisan governance, the second half bipartisan gridlock. The public rejected the former and is equally unenthused about the latter.

—Rich Lowry

Examples of unenthused in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For Biden, those voters are often the least engaged with the political process — younger, more racially diverse than the country at large and unenthused about a likely rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump. —Zeke Miller, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024

Holland Taylor, who can spin gold out of pretty much anything, plays Joan, a bawdy Chaucerian who refuses to read her (unenthused) student evaluations. —Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 3 Sep. 2021

Other outlets greeted Trump’s candidacy with similarly unenthused headlines. —Melanie Mason, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022

The French cosmetics giant, whose subsidiaries include NYX, Kiehl’s, Maybelline, Redken, and La Roche-Posay, knows that most workers are likely unenthused about the three-days-in-the-office mandate. —Jane Thier, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2022

Armstrong's facial expression denote anger and frustration, while the cat looks equally as bothered and unenthused. —Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022

Russell plays Felicity Elizabeth Porter, who is graduating from high school in Palo Alto, Calif., but is unenthused about her future. —Barry Garron, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2022

Rob McElhenney's Mac is unenthused, however, even as the now-out Mac has seemingly decided to shut the closet door for good. —Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above