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unenterprising

adjective

Definition of unenterprisingnext
as in unadventurous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenterprising
  1. unadventurous
  2. unassertive
  3. unsocial
  4. embarrassed
  5. unsociable
  6. antisocial
  7. self-conscious
Adjective
  • An entrée that’s too often a boring fallback for the unadventurous diner is transformed, here, into a clever, dazzling reward.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Mirabella had famously repainted former editor Diana Vreeland’s red office a shade of beige, which became a metaphor for her reputation as being too unadventurous.
    — CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Definition of unadventurous
Adjective
  • This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.
    — Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of unassertive
Adjective
  • Especially now, during the daunting age of unsocial media.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
Definition of unsocial
Adjective
  • My daughter was shaken up by the encounter and was left feeling scared and embarrassed.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The internet was torching Mount Carmel, which was getting embarrassed on ESPN.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of embarrassed
Adjective
  • Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Definition of unsociable
Adjective
  • But per the Black List, the story follows an antisocial man suffering from obsessive compulsions who is haunted by the death of his hoarder mother.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Contrary to popular belief, reading—our favorite thing in the world—needn’t be antisocial.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of antisocial
Adjective
  • The term seems to imply a mastery of all the resources of a form, displayed in a surprising context without self-conscious artfulness.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Freddy’s backpack Strappy (Patton Oswalt) still talks, but the kids suddenly sound a little more adult and self-conscious, as if freed somehow (even though they’re being hunted by Buddy).
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of self-conscious
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“Unenterprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenterprising. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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