unimpressive

adjective

un·​im·​pres·​sive ˌən-im-ˈpre-siv How to pronounce unimpressive (audio)
: not attracting or deserving particular attention, admiration, or interest : not impressive
an unimpressive performance
a small, unimpressive building
unimpressively adverb
unimpressiveness noun

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Hyundai Motors India’s public offering was oversubscribed more than two times, largely by institutional investors, while retail demand was unimpressive. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025 Even our unimpressive ancestors, which appear as tiny flukelike fossil smudges in the rocks, and which bear the first tentative hints of a backbone, make a cameo here. Peter Brannen august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 Discontent to allow this unimpressive man to roll back the seeds of women’s progress over the last decade to force them back into the reductive roles of the film’s title, the women find strength in forging their own relationship as a bulwark against Alexandre’s controlling nature. Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025 The 36-year-old Wilson has had unimpressive stints with the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers since, and this go-round with the Giants would seemingly serve as his last opportunity to start in the NFL. Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimpressive

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unimpressive was in 1760

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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpressive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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