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Recent Examples of unchic
Emily Ratajkowski Makes the Case for Techy Earphones Tech accessories are often very unchic.
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Vogue, 3 Oct. 2019
Under other circumstances, this hour might have seemed unchic, even geriatric, but these were unusual circumstances indeed.
—Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 15 July 2016
Vogue, 3 Oct. 2019
Under other circumstances, this hour might have seemed unchic, even geriatric, but these were unusual circumstances indeed.
—Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 15 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchic
Adjective
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More to Explore Many of the human props—canes, top hats, desks—used in primate taxidermy became unfashionable in the first half of the nineteenth century, but there were still throwbacks.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
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In The Devil Wears Prada 2, Novak stars as the unfashionable businessman Jay Ravitz.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Everything looks like it’s being optimized for sales volume, which is inherently uncool.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
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The look is giving middle-aged uncool dad.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Today, some of the most beloved musicals of the American theater can sometimes seem outmoded and vaguely inappropriate, since society’s standards have changed radically in the last 60 years.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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But then, the fear that AI could render swaths of the software trade outmoded moved a wave of the savings-for-retirement crowd to demand their money back.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As costs ramp up in anticipation of revenues, the cost structure begins to dictate strategy, making the small, unglamorous opportunities that might actually work seem unattractive.—
Rory McDonald,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The plastic tubing on rope lights can become dingy and unattractive.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Like sparks igniting, the result is a piece that feels alive with energy rather than a dowdy relic of the past.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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Reed was not the typical dowdy or frumpy critic.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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But while practical, it’s understated enough for everyday wear without making your outfits look frumpy or unstylish.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 2025
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Only this time, Trump’s ambush was far more clearly choreographed, and thus somewhat less unstylish.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Two tenants now out-earn everything else SpaceX did last year.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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An out gay man, Wong has been married to Richert Schnorr since 2018 and has one son from a previous relationship via surrogate.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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If those with the strongest case to make against injustice could refuse the psychic consolations of victimhood, then there is something especially unbecoming in white Americans learning to speak the language of racial grievance.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Devon Toews made costly mistakes unbecoming of a player of his caliber.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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“Unchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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