UNEXOTIC Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

unexotic

adjective

Definition of unexotic

as in unglamorous

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Recent Examples of unexotic Even on a dusty tarmac with the car riding on decidedly unexotic Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires (the same rubber that was used to set its official 0–60 and quarter-mile times), the Nevera leapt off the line without a hint of wheelspin. — Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022 Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us. — Linda Wells, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2021

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Adjective

This work is slow and unglamorous, and the difference between AI that produces results and AI that produces faster noise.

— Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
But none of that gets built without electricians running the conduit, HVAC techs keeping the servers cool, welders and pipefitters and heavy equipment operators doing the unglamorous work that makes the glamorous stuff possible.

— Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of unglamorous

Adjective

At the press conference, a journalist noted that his filmography is notable for its unromantic view of animal life.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
For 30 minutes, the hunter watched the whitetails play a cat-and-mouse game as the buck tried to stay close to the unromantic does.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unromantic

Adjective

That could still be possible even if White does not play at Portman Road tomorrow night, but his early substitution at the Stadium of Light felt a bit too familiar.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
If this was the case, Hodge realized, experts could continue their calculations using familiar algebraic structures instead of struggling with the triangles.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

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