Definition of unexceptional
:not out of the ordinary :commonplace
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Examples of unexceptional in a Sentence
As an actor he was unexceptional, but he had a beautiful singing voice.
the physicist, now regarded as one of the brightest minds in science, was an unexceptional student as a child
Recent Examples of unexceptional from the Web
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A generation has passed since his unexceptional four-year tenure at Alabama ended with 32 wins, 15 losses, one tie and three forgettable bowl trips.
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But after the initial surprise wears off, seeing so many Asian American actors at once becomes utterly unexceptional.
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Maud Martha’s experiences highlight the sometimes unexceptional nature of being black in America.
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These situations play to Love’s exact weaknesses as a defensive player: iffy positioning, unreliable timing, and unexceptional rim protection.
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An athletic quarterback with unexceptional passing skills tries the other end of the equation, as a wide receiver.
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While Min Jin Lee’s writing is unexceptional, the story is extraordinary:
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After surrendering the Bond role to Timothy Dalton, Mr. Moore appeared in a half-dozen largely unexceptional movies, made a few television appearances and did voice work in animated films.
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Under ordinary circumstances, such irritants might be unexceptional.
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First Known Use of unexceptional
1806
unexceptional Synonyms
Synonyms
average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard-issue, ordinary, unremarkable, usual, workadayAntonyms
abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusualRelated Words
regular, typical, unextraordinary; familiar, homely, plain, plain-Jane, popular, vulgar; natural; customary, wonted; insignificant, trivial, unimportant; frequent, habitual; expected, predictableNear Antonyms
curious, funny, peculiar, quaint, queer; aberrant, anomalous, atypical, irregular, untypical; rare, recherché, scarce; fantastic (also fantastical), phenomenal; bizarre, far-out, Kafkaesque, outrageous, outré, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild; eccentric, idiosyncratic, kooky (also kookie), nonconformist, oddball, offbeat, unconventional, unorthodox; freak, freakish; conspicuous, notable, novel, outstanding, prominent, salient, signal, striking, unexampled, unprecedented; singular, unique, unparalleledUNEXCEPTIONAL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of unexceptional for English Language Learners
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: not unusually good, interesting, etc. : not exceptional
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