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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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Chase voicing his frustration on the sideline and another week where this team was embarrassed and uncompetitive.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Its family and peers should be embarrassed to know and let this on their platforms.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even setting aside its usual criticisms (antisocial, privacy-invading, a bad omen for human connection), the necklace simply didn’t work as advertised.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Someone with antisocial traits may appear calm most of the time, but suddenly react strongly to obstacles or conflict.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 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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The social media content creator and actress, who is from Assyrian and Bulgarian descent, was already self-conscious in grade school that her name didn’t fall into the Mary and Sue categories like the other kids’ names.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Excuse the cynicism, but this is the sort of combination of touchy-feely button-pushing and self-conscious peculiarity that’s meant to seem significant and profound that will bring out your inner rom-com Grinch.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Unadventurous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadventurous. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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