UN-DISTINGUISHED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

undistinguished

adjective

Definition of undistinguished

as in unremarkable

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Recent Examples of undistinguished The caning, perhaps the most significant event of Brooks’s undistinguished life, also overshadowed Sumner’s accomplishments. — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 Once a promising third-base prospect, Cox played two undistinguished seasons for the New York Yankees in 1968 and 1969 before his career ended largely due to chronic knee problems. — David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Shirley’s condominium was in a neighborhood that was undistinguished but pleasant, with ocean air. — Thomas McGuane, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2026 The old flag, which depicted the old state seal on a blue field, had been criticized for years for a cluttered, undistinguished design and for containing colonial imagery and depicting racist stereotypes. — Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undistinguished

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Shania Twain Debuts Her New Album Very Low Little Miss Twain manages an unremarkable start on the Billboard 200.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Colonic hydrotherapy, which admittedly never promises to be glamorous, is unremarkable with a purpose that remains murky.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of unremarkable

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

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Prostate biopsies are lucrative for urologists, who can do them in their practice and therefore have an incentive to order them, and so is finding clinically insignificant cancers that can be actively monitored, potentially through further biopsies.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Another not insignificant part of all of this is the price starting pitchers, even rental starting pitchers, commanded at the deadline.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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