unmotivated

adjective

un·​mo·​ti·​vat·​ed ˌən-ˈmō-tə-ˌvā-təd 

: not motivated: such as

a

: lacking an appropriate or understandable motive

unmotivated behavior

unmotivated desires

b

: lacking drive or enthusiasm

unmotivated students

… declined to compete in the last Olympics because she was unmotivated and out of shape …

—Christopher Clarey

Examples of unmotivated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though Maia’s apparently now crushing being Tallulah’s manager in terms of getting her lucrative deal$, Tallulah’s still smarting from the embarrassment of her cheesy Ritz ad, leaving her unmotivated to keep going with whatever new ideas Maia puts in front of her. —Caroline Framke, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025

In all, the Warriors look like an old, slow, short, disjointed, and generally unmotivated operation. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025

From LinkedIn posts to CEO soundbites, younger workers are routinely dismissed as lazy and unmotivated. —Neil Costa, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025

In her post, the woman explained that her teen son is extremely unmotivated in most areas of life. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unmotivated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated