unpresidential
adjective
un·pres·i·den·tial
ˌən-ˌpre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 
-ˌprez-ˈden(t)-
: not presidential
especially
: not befitting a president
unpresidential language/behavior
Examples of unpresidential in a Sentence
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Those of us who have found solace in laughing at the childish and narcissistic behavior of Mr. Trump have, until now, at least been allowed to wisecrack about his comically unpresidential and shockingly illiterate cavalcade of lunacy.
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Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The candidates' microphones will be muted while their opponent is answering a question, something Harris' team argued against in the hopes of tempting Trump to aggressively interrupt her and come off as unpresidential.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2024
As a candidate and then as president, Trump drew supporters ever closer with his brash, impulsive and decidedly unpresidential behavior — not in spite of it.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
How profoundly, profoundly unpresidential.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2022
Many members of your own party regarded it as over-the-top and unpresidential.
—William A. Galston, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022
For those Americans who cringed and winced their way through the Trump presidency, these events were a hugely reassuring return to form for the United States — meaning, above all, a return to normalcy — after four years of unpresidential idiocy, corruption, and recklessness.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 18 June 2021
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Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The candidates' microphones will be muted while their opponent is answering a question, something Harris' team argued against in the hopes of tempting Trump to aggressively interrupt her and come off as unpresidential.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2024
As a candidate and then as president, Trump drew supporters ever closer with his brash, impulsive and decidedly unpresidential behavior — not in spite of it.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
How profoundly, profoundly unpresidential.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2022
Many members of your own party regarded it as over-the-top and unpresidential.
—William A. Galston, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022
For those Americans who cringed and winced their way through the Trump presidency, these events were a hugely reassuring return to form for the United States — meaning, above all, a return to normalcy — after four years of unpresidential idiocy, corruption, and recklessness.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 18 June 2021
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“Unpresidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpresidential. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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