unglamorous

Definition of unglamorousnext

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Recent Examples of unglamorous 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 Sherman is known to savage, with unglamorous insensitivity, the vaunted creative directors of the great houses. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 These guys might do much of the unglamorous work that goes unnoticed, breaking up play, playing short passes and sliding across into position to snuff out counter-attacks, but their role is highly valued in the transfer market. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unglamorous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for 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
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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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unglamorous. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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