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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
In my experience, most of the tools that promise no-effort video editing produce unimpressive, imperfect results.
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PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The Flyers, amid a fairly tedious and thus far unimpressive rebuild, outworked the Penguins into oblivion from start to finish.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
While Kevin O’Connell was working with quarterback Sam Darnold and turning him into a productive and effective quarterback after six unimpressive NFL seasons, Brian Flores was doing even more with a defense that had been among the worst in the league before his arrival.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The Lancers finished tied for 19th place, an unimpressive showing for a team that featured two 7-footers both committed to college teams currently ranked in the top five in the nation.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The Flyers, amid a fairly tedious and thus far unimpressive rebuild, outworked the Penguins into oblivion from start to finish.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
While Kevin O’Connell was working with quarterback Sam Darnold and turning him into a productive and effective quarterback after six unimpressive NFL seasons, Brian Flores was doing even more with a defense that had been among the worst in the league before his arrival.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The Lancers finished tied for 19th place, an unimpressive showing for a team that featured two 7-footers both committed to college teams currently ranked in the top five in the nation.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
Adjective
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The 28-year-old put up similarly uninspiring numbers over 11 games at Triple-A.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Despite allowing an ugly early goal, Joseph Woll was sturdy enough to keep them in the game, but the final score flattered Toronto’s uninspiring effort.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire, an underground crime lord and boxer in A Thousand Blows, a neo-Nazi play-acting at being a father in This Is England, a coolly unemotional dystopian leader in Bodies.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Netflix 19 of 20 A Tale of Two Kitchens (2019) The modest length of this short — which clocks in at 30 minutes — reflects its humble attitude.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Flatten It Out Sea turtles don't have much mobility on land, and even the humblest sand structure can be a major obstacle to nesting females making their way across the sand or to hatchlings heading back toward the water.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
10 May 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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The bishop has an amiable, unprepossessing manner, with a slight stoop and a twinkly smile.—
Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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Readers acquainted with the mixed lyricism and sarcasm of the Communist Manifesto or Marx’s inflamed journalism on the events of his day may be surprised by the desiccated laying out of concepts and dispassionate tone of Capital.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The tone of his book is dispassionate, befitting his soft-spoken, considered persona, but its message is clear: By favoring more and more immigration, the modern left betrayed its traditional working-class constituency.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Still, Wallen possesses a kind of uncanny magnetism that, for better or worse, can elevate a mediocre song.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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The other sides who recorded good finishes despite a mediocre goal difference tended to be cautious, cagey teams.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Instead, we've been left with emotionless exchanges that consist of emojis, gifs and short-form abbreviations that replace full sentences and conversational courtesies.—
Dontaira Terrell,
Refinery29,
27 Mar. 2025
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This game is tied – thanks to those emotionless robot umps.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The news sent stock indexes to their highest levels in weeks, before ending the day with more modest gains.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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As one sign of the modest pace of progress, just 2,021 permits to install new heating and cooling systems have been filed since 2017.—
Jonathan Bowles,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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