as in uninterested
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unexcited
Watching the Oscar winner’s turn as Cornwell’s 29-novel heroine, one is not so much unconvinced as unexcited.
—
Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Minervini himself seems unexcited by the new territory.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
But each has known weaknesses (age; indifference to election results) that have reinforced a stable dynamic: Biden voters are unexcited about him but eager to vote against Trump.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Early in the third episode, as his children are mingling at his son Connor's (Alan Ruck) wedding to the hilariously unexcited Willa (Justinen Lupe), Roman (Kieran Culkin) receives a call from the private jet carrying Logan to Sweden for negotiations with a buyer.
—David Faris, The Week, 12 Apr. 2023
If voters of one party are unexcited and stay home, the other party benefits.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
But all of it is a feast for the eyes—eyes weary of my home surroundings, but also generally unexcited by the design offerings of pandemic Instagram.
—Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2022
But even if the clock radiation frequency is set precisely at that point, an electron will be in either an excited or an unexcited state after it’s measured.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2014
Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Minervini himself seems unexcited by the new territory.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
But each has known weaknesses (age; indifference to election results) that have reinforced a stable dynamic: Biden voters are unexcited about him but eager to vote against Trump.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Early in the third episode, as his children are mingling at his son Connor's (Alan Ruck) wedding to the hilariously unexcited Willa (Justinen Lupe), Roman (Kieran Culkin) receives a call from the private jet carrying Logan to Sweden for negotiations with a buyer.
—David Faris, The Week, 12 Apr. 2023
If voters of one party are unexcited and stay home, the other party benefits.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
But all of it is a feast for the eyes—eyes weary of my home surroundings, but also generally unexcited by the design offerings of pandemic Instagram.
—Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2022
But even if the clock radiation frequency is set precisely at that point, an electron will be in either an excited or an unexcited state after it’s measured.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexcited
Adjective
-
Henry's parents, Dandy and Tyrion, are a new couple who seem uninterested in incubating their eggs, Sea Life Weymouth aquarist Charlotte Edge said.—
KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
-
The phrasing is flat, declarative, and uninterested in anecdote; taken together, the dicta sketch a profile that is periodic, age-linked, and seasonal.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
-
The administration of President Donald Trump is unenthusiastic about EVs compared the previous Biden administration.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
26 Feb. 2026
-
As the choral conductor has enlisted and must be replaced, the unenthusiastic choice is Ralph Fiennes’ Dr. Henry Guthrie, who has several marks against him.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
And shame on the NBA for allowing the Wizards to be this disinterested.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
-
The public better wake up, because the creativity of the MTA, and Hochul’s gouging of a disinterested and unwise public, have no limits.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
-
In their own interviews, her castmates range from apathetic to lightly judgmental.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
-
The atmosphere was more apathetic than angry.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Why insist on the past when the present seems indifferent to it?—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
-
The Mutch of the poem is utterly indifferent.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
-
This has encouraged a type of blinkered and oftentimes unambitious style of activism among young people, which asks for many changes but does not challenge the system that provides them with their own lofty status.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
-
Executives are resisting the notion young digital natives are unambitious and too demanding in the workplace.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unexcited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexcited. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
