UNEAGER Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

uneager

adjective

ˌən-ˈē-gər

Definition of uneager

as in neutral

showing little or no interest or enthusiasm received the usual uneager response when she asked for volunteers to help clean up

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Recent Examples of uneager The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again. — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021

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Adjective

And that’s largely because its intentions are often assumed a priori to be politically neutral, and its origins are rarely questioned.

— Jerel Ezell, STAT, 12 Nov. 2026
Still others, like the prominent organization YIMBY Action, stayed neutral.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of neutral

Adjective

China saw little advantage, no matter which party came out ahead, and engaged in only sloppy, halfhearted online propaganda.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
But when Kore-eda’s execution isn’t as assured, as is the case with his latest, all that delicacy simply floats off into the ether, rarely amounting to much more than a halfhearted shrug.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of halfhearted

Adjective

But this lukewarm reception to third-party AI agents hasn’t stopped Uber, DoorDash, and Airbnb from using AI to improve their customer experience.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
And our lukewarm support for Hillary Clinton in 2016 compared to Obama was the signature on the death certificate of her doomed campaign.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of lukewarm

Adjective

But the tepid volume bump isn’t expected to hold back spending even as fuel costs remain elevated, with FedEx forecasting high-single-digit revenue growth domestically.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Studio executives who annoyed her might find their films receiving tepid coverage.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tepid

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