unimpressed

adjective un·im·pressed \ ˌən-im-ˈprest \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of unimpressed

: not made to feel particular admiration or interest : not impressed

was unimpressed by/with the choices they offered

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The two women, apparently thoroughly unimpressed with her claim, then attacked her, the woman told police.

— breanna edwards, The Root, "Woman Says She Was Attacked in Downtown Washington, DC, Restaurant for Supporting Donald Trump," 3 Apr. 2018
Though David Davis, Britain’s Brexit secretary, trumpeted on Monday the fact that Britain would be able to negotiate and sign non-European trade deals during the transition, if not to implement them, experts were unimpressed.

— stephen castle, New York Times, "In Brexit Give-and-Take, Britain Gives and the E.U. Takes," 21 Mar. 2018
American Idol returned to television earlier this week, and although viewers were largely unimpressed with the show, there is one moment that has everyone talking.

— jamie ballard, Good Housekeeping, ""American Idol" Airs Awkward Kiss Between Katy Perry and Contestant," 15 Mar. 2018
Naturally, everyone is deeply unimpressed with Arie, see?

— mehera bonner, Marie Claire, "People Feel So Bad for Becca Kufrin They're Sending Her Wine Money on Venmo," 7 Mar. 2018
The Sheriff and school claimed that several exemptions applied, but the court was unimpressed.

— jack greiner, Cincinnati.com, "Greiner on Florida school shooting: Parkland exterior security video is public record," 21 Mar. 2018
Here's what Peganism involves, what its health benefits could be, and why one nutritionist is unimpressed with the new term.

— macaela mackenzie, Allure, "What to Know About the "Pegan" Diet, the Trendy New Paleo-Meets-Vegan Lifestyle," 14 Mar. 2018
In one photograph, a sea turtle skims its belly across a hull, unimpressed with what’s restored, barely aware of the ocean around it growing warm.

— connie bruck, The New Yorker, "Meditation on Beauty," 14 Mar. 2018
Philadelphia, which celebrated its Super Bowl win with gallons of free Bud Light, remains unimpressed.

— sarah rense, Esquire, "Watch Normal Human Male Tom Brady Chug a Beer in One Second," 13 Mar. 2018

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