uninspiring

adjective

un·​in·​spir·​ing ˌən-in-ˈspī-riŋ 

: not having an animating or exalting effect : not inspiring

an uninspiring speaker

The space was limited, the light was less than adequate, and the surroundings were generally uninspiring.

—Peter H. Hassrick

uninspiringly adverb

Examples of uninspiring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not so for the Bruins, who are 29-11-1 at the Garden and an uninspiring 16-16-9 on the road, the worst road mark of any Eastern Conference playoff team. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

This season still is too much in the embryonic phase to draw any conclusions despite an uninspiring start. —Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026

For months, the contest has been unexciting and uninspiring. —Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026

Top-seeded Michigan survived an uninspiring performance to hold off Ohio State 71-67, while fourth-seeded Illinois blew a 15-point lead and faltered down the stretch in a 91-88 overtime loss to Wisconsin. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninspiring

• acquiring
• admiring
• aspiring
• conspiring
• enquiring
• expiring
• inspiring
• perspiring
• rehiring
• retiring
• untiring
• firing