unexciting

adjective

un·​ex·​cit·​ing ˌən-ik-ˈsī-tiŋ How to pronounce unexciting (audio)
: not exciting : dull, commonplace
an unexciting movie/menu
an unexciting speaker
an unexciting performance
unexcitingly adverb

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He was distracted by a looming snowstorm when talked to the founder, James Park, and thought that Park was flat and unexciting. Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Cracker Barrel proudly announced a new, streamlined, unexciting logo, explained it poorly, defended it clumsily, and failed to recognize that anything remotely resembling a jab at white people, Southern heritage or tradition these days will be attacked as woke. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Where to Stay in Berlin, Maryland Check In To A Historic Hotel Berlin may be a small town but its lodging options are far superior to your average side-of-the-road lodges or unexciting hotel chains. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2025 Anyway, the matchups are largely unexciting given most of the drivers have no history or rivalry together (Ryan Preece vs. Tyler Reddick? Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unexciting

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unexciting was in 1833

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“Unexciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexciting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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