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indistinguished

adjective

Definition of indistinguishednext
as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinguished
  1. unimportant
  2. insignificant
  3. unknown
  4. unexceptional
  5. despised
  6. anonymous
Adjective
  • The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Five Arabic coffee shops might seem like an insignificant number in the vast metropolitan sprawl.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The decision that seemed insignificant at the time but actually explains why the company exists.
    — Rich Bornstein, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of insignificant
Adjective
  • What led to the trooper making the traffic stop also is unknown, as Idaho State Police declined to provide further information about the incident.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Over the past year, this warbler carried a multisensor geolocator backpack throughout his migratory journey, recording the long trek from his breeding grounds in Anchorage, Alaska, to a yet unknown winter refuge and back again.
    — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unknown
Adjective
  • If an otherwise unexceptional song on Mount Zero is nearing its conclusion, be prepared for an epilogue where Medlyn or Elphick clicks on the distortion.
    — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Despite his unexceptional loss, Pratt should be acknowledged as perhaps one of the most consequential local political figures in recent memory.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
Definition of unexceptional
Adjective
  • The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement (Kit Harington).
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Smith had slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards, and was suddenly one of the most despised actors in America.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of despised
Adjective
  • Jerry could easily be a caricature of a pretentious artiste stuck overseeing anonymous regional theater productions.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Five days later, an anonymous caller alerted the Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division that Deutsch was allegedly physically and mentally abusing the child.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of anonymous
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“Indistinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinguished. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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