UNEXCEPTIONAL Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

unexceptional

adjective

ˌən-ik-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nəl

as in normal

being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events the physicist, now regarded as one of the brightest minds in science, was an unexceptional student as a child

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Recent Examples of unexceptional Dad had always told me his father was a naval officer who'd had an unexceptional career and died suddenly in a traffic accident. —

CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 The monologue that led to Kimmel’s involuntary hiatus was thoroughly unexceptional for the show. —

Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 Aaron Rodgers has plenty to prove heading into the Pittsburgh Steelers' season opener after a rather unexceptional 2024 from both a team and an individual perspective. —

Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 The site includes several unexceptional museums housed in palaces, but two must-see attractions are the Mosque of Mohammed Ali and the Gawhara Terrace for a fantastic view over Cairo. —

Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for unexceptional

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Adjective

According to Roberts, Treinen felt normal after the game.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
The lower-than-normal system voltage from a weak battery, failing alternator, slipping belt or poor electrical connection can affect the electric power steering system.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026