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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Trending up – Players under the age of 25 on NBA finals’ teams: Up 2 players from 2024 Small market doesn’t mean unexciting. Harry Enten, CNN Money, 7 June 2025 Scientists have often regarded calls as unexciting and simple compared with birdsong. Sofia Marie Haley, The Conversation, 27 May 2025 Vodka is all-too-often written off as an unexciting category of spirit. Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Producers love an unexciting telecast, but audiences are hungry for the kind of raw emotion and drama that populates the films that win the awards. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unexciting

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Jun. 2025.

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