unimpressed

adjective

un·​im·​pressed ˌən-im-ˈprest How to pronounce unimpressed (audio)
Synonyms of unimpressednext
: not made to feel particular admiration or interest : not impressed
was unimpressed by/with the choices they offered

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The franchise’s last movie, 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, was pilloried by critics and fans, though still managed to squeak past the $1 billion mark globally (people wanted to see how the Skywalker Saga story concluded, but were decidedly unimpressed with the result). Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 Notably, Musk nearly drove away a leading researcher after feeling unimpressed by an early presentation on a proto-ChatGPT model, OpenAI’s lawyers alleged. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026 However, the announcement left plenty of NFL fans unimpressed. Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Bayly, unimpressed by the thirteen colonies’ influence, argued that the main engine of political modernity wasn’t a revolution in ideas but one in arms. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unimpressed

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unimpressed was in 1868

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“Unimpressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpressed. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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