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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When the previous artificial pitch was introduced in July 2010, it had been lauded — but Cruyff was unimpressed. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Disability law experts were generally unimpressed with legal arguments laid out by Lanora Pettit, the principal deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel, who wrote the memo. O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 22 June 2026 The story goes that one evening Prine was unimpressed with the talent and said as much. Matthew Blackwell, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026 Investors were equally unimpressed, with Snap shares plunging nearly 30 percent following Tuesday’s announcement, a brutal reality check for the struggling social media platform. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unimpressed

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 Jun. 2026.

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