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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
About 127 million people watched the last Super Bowl in February, according to Nielsen — relatively unimpressive by the standards of cricket, one of the world’s most popular sports.
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Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Judging by Aldean’s unimpressive stage, that Patriot Mobile money doesn’t go far.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Hyundai Motors India’s public offering was oversubscribed more than two times, largely by institutional investors, while retail demand was unimpressive.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Even our unimpressive ancestors, which appear as tiny flukelike fossil smudges in the rocks, and which bear the first tentative hints of a backbone, make a cameo here.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Judging by Aldean’s unimpressive stage, that Patriot Mobile money doesn’t go far.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Hyundai Motors India’s public offering was oversubscribed more than two times, largely by institutional investors, while retail demand was unimpressive.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Even our unimpressive ancestors, which appear as tiny flukelike fossil smudges in the rocks, and which bear the first tentative hints of a backbone, make a cameo here.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressive
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This team is clearly stuck in a bad and awkward place because of past decisions — most notably the 2022 Deshaun Watson trade — and is on a second straight year of trotting an uninspiring and uncompetitive offense onto the field each week.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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On the other side of the ball, OU QB John Mateer is coming off of three straight uninspiring performances since a thumb injury that sidelined him for Oklahoma's win over Kent State on October 4.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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He is learned, frail, accomplished, absent, selfish and unemotional.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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The experience of having a superstar in front of you that’s such a humble human being as well?—
Cata Balzano,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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But lately, this humble nut is having a renaissance.—
Todd Plummer,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 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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The book’s accumulation of data, cases, and documentation of censorship, surveillance, and harassment, presented in a clinical and dispassionate tone, paints a damning picture.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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Carr, who apparently reacted to Kimmel's suspension last week by sending a GIF of TV characters doing a celebratory dance to a journalist, yesterday described his role at the FCC as that of a dispassionate arbiter.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How mediocre competitively balanced is the East right now?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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And an example could have been made with one of the Dolphins’ mediocre starters.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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An emotionless Hamlin sat in his car, wiping his face with a towel as Larson celebrated with his team.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rocha’s face was blank and emotionless after he was given his fate, his standard expression throughout the trial.—
PJ Green
October 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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In Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, my grandfather built a modest shack, brick by brick, on the spot where his tent was erected.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite its status as a bustling urban center, Nya Lödöse clearly retained its agricultural roots; consequently, the open, semi-rural structure of the southern section included agricultural plots, modest houses, and gardens.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressive. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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