unimpressive

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Recent Examples of unimpressive With the Dolphins’ wide receiver room being quite unimpressive as of late, Reagor’s signing makes sense as the team looks to build around Willis. Miami Herald, 2 June 2026 The reason their unimpressive record in power under Biden left the neo-Brandeisians’ confidence utterly unshaken is that their belief system is more like a religion than an economic theory. Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 Similarly unimpressive, if not technically incorrect, is Sieger’s dish. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 May 2026 Ordinarily, 65,000 net new jobs a month would be unimpressive. ABC News, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unimpressive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
Adjective
  • The young activist has relentlessly pounded Espaillat as a moderate on Israel and an uninspiring fixture of the Democratic establishment.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
  • The Brazilians will be under pressure to secure a lopsided win after the uninspiring performance against Morocco.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Instead, in much of popular culture, men often get messages encouraging them to be stoic and unemotional.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 21 June 2026
  • Without wishing to give away the ending of a real-life case finally resolved in 2008, the information disclosed is anger-inducing and the unresponsive, unemotional demeanor of the perpetrator truly chilling.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Oxygen transfer involves several interacting processes; many of them converge at the humble cork.
    Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • The historians noted that the plaques are not a dispassionate museum display.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • As a result, many Stasi workers had grown disillusioned and dispassionate.
    Lauren Cassidy, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Joe was an unprepossessing fellow.
    Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • This does not mean leaders should become emotionless.
    Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Lizzie’s allegedly emotionless state during police questioning—and inconsistent accounts of her whereabouts, which included spending time in the barn eating pears or prepping for a fishing trip—made suspicion land on Lizzie.
    Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • And a mediocre company can become an extraordinary one when almost everyone has already given up.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Instead, Peralta has been worse than mediocre.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • Because SpaceX's publicly tradable float remains small compared with its total market capitalization, even a modest index weighting could require meaningful purchases from passive investment vehicles.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • The organization is seeking investors willing to accept modest returns in exchange for preserving historic buildings, supporting local businesses and maintaining the character of West Marin communities.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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