as in neutral
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
my suggestion that we go to see the new action flick was greeted with an unenthusiastic shrug
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Recent Examples of unenthusiastic
Some advocacy groups are unenthusiastic.
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Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Cracker Barrel statement doesn't satisfy naysayers Reactions to the announcement were largely unenthusiastic, with many fans accusing the chain of ignoring their concerns and calling for a return to the old brand design.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 26 Aug. 2025
There's only so much one can glean from the preseason, but performance reviews for Maye have been unenthusiastic at best.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
And yet many people were unenthusiastic about the economy as a whole.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Cracker Barrel statement doesn't satisfy naysayers Reactions to the announcement were largely unenthusiastic, with many fans accusing the chain of ignoring their concerns and calling for a return to the old brand design.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 26 Aug. 2025
There's only so much one can glean from the preseason, but performance reviews for Maye have been unenthusiastic at best.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
And yet many people were unenthusiastic about the economy as a whole.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenthusiastic
Adjective
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While the lobby areas and restaurants lean into the playful side of a contemporary art hotel, the rooms are more calming with neutral tones and the continuation of the lobby’s black marble in the credenzas and nightstands.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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With a color palette featuring hues of Sun-Drenched Pink, Sandy Beige, Black and White, Alo said the Summer Atelier line was created for ease of wear, seasonal neutral colors and fabric selections for a summer escape.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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But considering that the National Park Service logged some 323 million visits at more than 400 sites last year, the 35,000 initial public comments received from June to January and released following a lawsuit was a tepid response.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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It's considered a box office flop, making just over $98 million from a $80 million budget, and its reviews were tepid to say the least.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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And those problems are magnified in the slack middle section of this 160-minute film, as the hunters make discoveries of their own in the forest, unnecessary subplots and aliens multiply, and there are some halfhearted attempts at giving them a thin backstory.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Through all these threads, The Audacity throws itself headlong at some of tech’s biggest hot-button topics, including privacy, AI and, in an oddly halfhearted subplot involving JoAnne’s son, Everett Bliunck’s Orson, the manosphere, with an eye as cold as its characters.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Colleagues teased her about the lukewarm beverage.—
Ann Larson,
Time,
11 June 2026
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But even as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats’ campaign arm extend a lukewarm embrace, there remains a greater reluctance among some to champion Platner in the way Republicans quickly did for Paxton after months of vehemently opposing him.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
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