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Recent Examples of unenthusiastic The Kremlin is unenthusiastic about President Donald Trump’s proposal for the Vatican to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025 The city Development Services Department and Traffic Engineering Division of the Transportation Department have seemed unenthusiastic about the proposal, Gantzel said. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025 Even an unenthusiastic attempt at mediation proved remarkably effective. Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025 That first orgasm, a brittle, unenthusiastic moan rippling as the A24 logo fills the screen, isn’t so much experienced as performed. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unenthusiastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenthusiastic
Adjective
  • Nearly 3,000 Amazon shoppers gave the candle trio a five-star rating for their adjustable brightness, realistic flickering features, and neutral colors.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Cleaning solution—Use a mild, pH-neutral cleaner specifically designed for hardwood floors.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Maximum lethality, not tepid legality.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For such an insistence on democracy, the pavilion is curiously tepid in its politics, save for a kind of vernacular populism and some PBS-esque nods to the Gee’s Bend quilters.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • At times, Beijing has taken harsh measures toward North Korea—including temporarily suspending oil shipments, restricting Chinese tourism, and applying financial sanctions to the North—although such efforts have typically been short-lived and halfhearted.
    SHUXIAN LUO, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But when the direction doesn’t hook us in enough, these ideas tend to go down like a lukewarm latte in a film that could have really used more heat.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The drop in its valuation multiple signals a shift in investor expectations following disappointing results earlier this year, a lukewarm luxury housing market, and concerns regarding leverage.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Unenthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenthusiastic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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