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
Michael EndelmanThe 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
Rich LowryExamples of unenthused in a Sentence
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The interview comes shortly after the two women turned some heads on Instagram Stories, with Musgraves posting an old clip of herself looking unenthused while Lambert accepted an award at the 2013 CMAs.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2026
In the early scenes, Lhakpa’s daughters, Sunny and Shiny, seem unenthused to be part of a documentary.
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Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
19 July 2024
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.
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Jane Thier,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2022
Holland Taylor, who can spin gold out of pretty much anything, plays Joan, a bawdy Chaucerian who refuses to read her (unenthused) student evaluations.
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Lidija Haas,
The New Republic,
3 Sep. 2021
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2026
In the early scenes, Lhakpa’s daughters, Sunny and Shiny, seem unenthused to be part of a documentary.
—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
19 July 2024
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
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
See All Example Sentences for unenthused
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“Unenthused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenthused. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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