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as in uninspiring
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as in unemotional
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as in humble
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Recent Examples of unimpressive
His eight appearances, before eventually being farmed out on loan to Caykur Rizespor in Turkey, were entirely unimpressive.
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 May 2026
He was considered the safest bet in a generally unimpressive field, a regular middle-class guy — and a white male, the only ethnicity and gender that has ever been elected governor in California.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Having already thwarted an unimpressive — and perhaps dysfunctional — Giants team and a talented Mariners squad, the Yankees will open their home slate against an upstart Marlins club.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Outwardly unimpressive, the interior was intricately designed.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 May 2026
He was considered the safest bet in a generally unimpressive field, a regular middle-class guy — and a white male, the only ethnicity and gender that has ever been elected governor in California.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Having already thwarted an unimpressive — and perhaps dysfunctional — Giants team and a talented Mariners squad, the Yankees will open their home slate against an upstart Marlins club.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Outwardly unimpressive, the interior was intricately designed.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
Adjective
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The at-bats were somewhat uninspiring.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
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But, man, what a thoroughly uninspiring cast.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Wearing a navy blue suit with an American flag pinned on the lapel, a low-energy Weinstein appeared unemotional as White delivered her opening remarks.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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High performers are taught to be objective, efficient, and unemotional.—
Archana Shrestha,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026
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The solution is a more humble acknowledgment of what price indices can and cannot do, combined with policy institutions that reduce the stakes of getting measurement wrong.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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This $21 pair has an ankle strap for extra support and a humble two-inch heel.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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Joe was an unprepossessing fellow.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2023
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As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.—
Lauren Cassidy,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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Ewert is not a fully dispassionate witness.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Winnipeg’s power play was mediocre last season; a merely average 20 percent rate would have been worth three or four more goals.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Those references were firmly planted in 2010s millennial nostalgia, which is reflected in the characters, particularly Oscar Isaac’s Josh Martin, the general manager of an exclusive California country club and a mediocre synth player who’s a huge fan of the English pop band Hot Chip.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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The players and staff remained silent and emotionless until the door of their bus closed and left for Suwon under police escort.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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The best traders are rarely emotionless.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Cal Fire still holds a modest annual budget for wildfire mitigation work.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Frankly, his ambitions are modest, and this sits well with us.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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