unimpressive

adjective

un·​im·​pres·​sive ˌən-im-ˈpre-siv 

: not attracting or deserving particular attention, admiration, or interest : not impressive

an unimpressive performance

a small, unimpressive building

unimpressively adverb

unimpressiveness noun

Examples of unimpressive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jefferies’ Simons expects the September employment report to show that employers added 65,000 jobs that month — unimpressive, but up from a meager 22,000 in August. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025

But perhaps most striking is how unimpressive Epstein seems. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025

The University of Oregon product has made four rather unimpressive starts under center, which has led to many campaigning for Sanders to ultimately supplant him. —Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025

The Horned Frogs could’ve taken Utah’s spot on the ballot, but once again, TCU was unimpressive in its win over West Virginia. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unimpressive

• retrogressive
• unprogressive
• aggressive
• compressive
• concessive
• depressive
• excessive
• expressive
• impressive
• obsessive
• oppressive
• possessive