uninteresting

adjective

un·​in·​ter·​est·​ing ˌən-ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stiŋ 

-ˈin-tə-ˌre-, 

-ˈin-ˌtre-;

-ˈin-tər-

: not attracting interest or attention : not interesting : dull, boring

a very uninteresting topic/subject

uninterestingly adverb

uninterestingness noun

Synonyms of uninteresting

• boring
• tiring
• dull
• stupid
• slow
• wearying
• old
• dusty
• weary

Examples of uninteresting in a Sentence

the tour guide's spiel was uninteresting and not particularly informative

Recent Examples on the Web

Carol is assigned a liaison from the hive mind, Zosia (Karolina Wydra), an unfailingly polite and stubbornly uninteresting woman who uses the wealth of information at her disposal to try to mollify her unhappy charge. —Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025

With both of these cases being largely hollow and uninteresting, even despite the involvement of a traffic-cone-size butt plug, the burden is on Allura’s arc to grip us. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025

Toxic relationships and love triangles also ranked among the most tiresome or uninteresting tropes for young viewers. —Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025

The truth is incredibly uninteresting because the magic is kind of within. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninteresting

• interesting