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Recent Examples of uncool
Third-wave feminism and its attendant media turned dieting (or at least talking about it) into something archaic and deeply uncool.
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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
The reality has been a parade of expensive — or worse, deeply uncool — disappointments.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Using a fresh term lends an optimistic gloss, seeming to rescue motherhood from the cultural forces that have rendered past generations of mothers uncool, infantile, and generally unfit for public life.
—Amanda Hess, Vogue, 8 May 2025
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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
The reality has been a parade of expensive — or worse, deeply uncool — disappointments.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Using a fresh term lends an optimistic gloss, seeming to rescue motherhood from the cultural forces that have rendered past generations of mothers uncool, infantile, and generally unfit for public life.
—Amanda Hess, Vogue, 8 May 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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The once-nerdy Alex is now attracting attention from girls left and right, which doesn’t bode well with his best friend, Kiley, who feels ignored and starts seeing the quarterback of the football team, Dylan.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The character was kind, genuine, neurotic, a bit nerdy, a hugger with a heart of gold and endearingly funny.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Uncool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncool. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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