unimpressive

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Recent Examples of unimpressive That is a potential headache for Andersson, whose Social Democrats were on course for an unimpressive showing of about 28% of the vote. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 By all accounts, Tua Tagovailoa has had an unimpressive first training camp with the Atlanta Falcons. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Although when seen up close or for prolonged periods, the digital dinos are remarkably bland and unimpressive — I was reminded of the notoriously bad CGI in the woeful Ray Bradbury movie A Sound of Thunder (2005). — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026 In the past, that would have been an unimpressive level of hiring. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unimpressive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the Falcons are 2-4 and remain behind the 3-2 Panthers in the uninspiring NFC South.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Edwin Díaz was coming in from the bullpen, not to the accompaniment of a live trumpeter preceding a save opportunity, but to a recording preceding a middle inning of an uninspiring defeat.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Pragmatic and unemotional, Jung views every situation as a problem to be resolved.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • However, any moments that would be guaranteed to be grim end up being almost benign, as dead bodies are intact, have strangely unemotional, open-eyed faces, and almost seem like mannequins buried under mud and sand.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • Fresh off a massive four-year, $180-million contract extension that solidified Reaves as a legitimate star player, the humble Arkansas native has elevated his game with the same mindset taught to him from his parents and older brother.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the early days, players were humble, and genuinely grateful just to have a place in the United States to play.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Sorry, but social media doesn't do dispassionate or subtle music critique.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • These critiques, while important, carry forward the old model of the therapist as a dispassionate technician.
    — Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 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 time, Jesse Eisenberg’s anxious and ambitious Mark Zuckerberg from the previous picture — a boyish anti-hero caught mid-mutation into a monster — has been replaced with Jeremy Strong’s practiced, performatively emotionless Zuckerberg.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The quarterback usually speaks in emotionless platitudes during news conferences.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Roan also adds an new verse to the song, slightly changing the lyrics to reference a mediocre female suitor alongside Rodrigo’s original lines.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Neither release became a theatrical phenomenon, but each earned more than $40 million worldwide — suggesting even mediocre horror films can get respectable returns when their premises are appealing enough.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The Coopop Bobber is exactly that – an electric two-wheeler that borrows the visual swagger of a custom bobber and pairs it with the decidedly more modest performance of a European electric moped.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Even a modest slice of commerce flowing through AI agents would reshape how consumers shop, and travel is where that shift is already visible.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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