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Recent Examples of unadventurous
Alas, while the comics themselves have prominence on-screen in their static form, the doc remains a proficient, engaging portrait, but an unadventurous one.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
My navy blazer, white shirt and khakis would otherwise have felt rather staid and unadventurous (at least for me), but the texture, color, and patina of my polo belt felt apropos.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Our children are unadventurous eaters.
—Damon Young, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
When asked to draw a picture of a flower that does not exist, monolingual children were fairly unadventurous, drawing perhaps a flower that was missing its leaves, or a flower with only one petal.
—Julie Sedivy, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2012
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
My navy blazer, white shirt and khakis would otherwise have felt rather staid and unadventurous (at least for me), but the texture, color, and patina of my polo belt felt apropos.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Our children are unadventurous eaters.
—Damon Young, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
When asked to draw a picture of a flower that does not exist, monolingual children were fairly unadventurous, drawing perhaps a flower that was missing its leaves, or a flower with only one petal.
—Julie Sedivy, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadventurous
Adjective
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Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.—
Yasmine AlSayyad,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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While the person being filmed is embarrassed, the one filming walks away with a reputation and clout.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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The narrator and her friend seem slightly embarrassed at the possibility of being overheard—seeing the couple perhaps reminds them that Americans are not simply an idea on a page or in a newspaper headline, but actual people.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As the family starts to get settled in their new environment, their oldest son, Jeremy (Beddoes) begins to show increasingly antisocial and dangerous behavioral issues in their new home.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Activities that capitalize on strengths, such as the arts, sports and clubs, foster belonging and purpose while reducing isolation and reliance on antisocial peers.—
Caitlin Cavanagh,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.—
Nick CanepaColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2022
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The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
Adjective
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So much of how Joanne and her sister, Morgan (Justine Lupe), move through the world is with a vengeful, self-conscious internalized misogyny.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Candy was self-conscious about his weight, which was reported to be more than 300 pounds at one point.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Unadventurous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadventurous. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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