UNCOOL Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

uncool

adjective

Definition of uncool

as in unhip

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Recent Examples of uncool Everything looks like it’s being optimized for sales volume, which is inherently uncool. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 June 2026 The look is giving middle-aged uncool dad. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 May 2026 But a barrage of Stop Sales riddled the contents of the uncool flip- top cooler with raw shrimp, cooked shrimp, egg rolls, tofu, raw beef and beef tendon all measuring at least 12 degrees above 41 degrees. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 In interviews, the 26-year-old electro-pop artist and producer has referenced growing up as one of few Asian teenagers in Wichita, Kansas, and feeling perpetually nerdy and uncool. — Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncool

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Adjective

Portofino Tower is an iconic, if a little unhip, South of Fifth luxury complex that’s long been home to Miami Beach’s swashbuckling finance types.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
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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These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Spider-Man, in his original incarnation, was really just a nerdy teen named Peter Parker who readers could relate to, and the installments starring Holland have replicated that zippy, youthful energy.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026