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Recent Examples of uncool
Back then, people like Yadav and Meli were among a handful of outliers; fretting was uncool, or cool only in certain Republican circles.
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Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Superman, despite his status as (arguably) the first superhero, and perhaps the most famous, has long been uncool.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 July 2025
Third-wave feminism and its attendant media turned dieting (or at least talking about it) into something archaic and deeply uncool.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
After over a decade of being relegated as yet another bygone trend of the aughts, the decidedly uncool shoes were unironically hotter than ever.
—Bill Rokos, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Superman, despite his status as (arguably) the first superhero, and perhaps the most famous, has long been uncool.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 July 2025
Third-wave feminism and its attendant media turned dieting (or at least talking about it) into something archaic and deeply uncool.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
After over a decade of being relegated as yet another bygone trend of the aughts, the decidedly uncool shoes were unironically hotter than ever.
—Bill Rokos, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncool
Adjective
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In the 2000 Loser, Jason Biggs plays Paul, a sweet but unhip Midwestern kid who gets a scholarship to NYU, only to be met with the sneering savagery of his rich-kid roommates.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 July 2025
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Chicago Bath House 1914 W. Division St., Chicago This Wicker Park bathhouse has been unabashedly unhip since 1906.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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This untrendy stoic stillness, however, offered dubious prospects.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
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That’s very untrendy, and harder to do.—
David Heuring,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Adding to her disorientation is Kenny, the nerdy boy next door who’s now a single father and beloved member of the community.—
Karen Ostergren,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Salt Lake City, Utah, was fourth thanks to its high searches for nerdy terms and high share of conventions and gaming stores per capita.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Uncool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncool. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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