UNGLAMOROUS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

unglamorous

adjective

Definition of unglamorous

as in unromantic

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Recent Examples of unglamorous As in any merger, there’s a lot of unglamorous backend work to be done. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Everyone else is better served by the unglamorous fundamentals. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 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 The show's simple premise paired celebrity interviews with the deliberately unglamorous setting of a fast-food chicken restaurant. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unglamorous

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Hollywood has reliably churned out rom-coms for a century, but only a handful have survived the unromantic ravages of time.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of unromantic

Adjective

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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