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not very good or clever; not inspired
She gave an uninspired performance. The menu was uninspired.
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Recent Examples of uninspired
Abbey based his characters and their creative, righteous acts of sabotage on the attitudes and actions of his real-life friends, who were outraged at the government’s failure to protect delicate, exquisite public wilderness areas from destructive, uninspired, privatized human sprawl.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The set menu was uneven and uninspired, relying too much on mushrooms and foam, and service felt perfunctory, with dishes arriving as if on autopilot right down to a dessert made with rye bread that had the color and crunch of fried beetles as made at Chinese night markets.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
This show hasn't been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Freire lost an uninspired unanimous decision to former interim UFC featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314.
UFC 318 Preview: Michael Johnson Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The set menu was uneven and uninspired, relying too much on mushrooms and foam, and service felt perfunctory, with dishes arriving as if on autopilot right down to a dessert made with rye bread that had the color and crunch of fried beetles as made at Chinese night markets.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
This show hasn't been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Freire lost an uninspired unanimous decision to former interim UFC featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314.
UFC 318 Preview: Michael Johnson Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspired
Adjective
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Ambitious corporate commitments are now commonplace, yet a significant gap often exists between these brand goals and the complex, on-the-ground realities of raw material production.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
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Wearing athleisure Pack this instead: A stylish matching set Athleisure as everyday attire is commonplace in the U.S., but in Europe?—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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The tired belief that Republicans are better at handling the economy simply isn’t true.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Stick with boring investments to avoid big mistakes from get-rich-quick schemes.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hosting every summit in a big European city would alleviate much of the pressure to re-invent the wheel every time with respect to hotels, transit, and other boring but essential logistical details.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The world of streetwear, expensive sneakers and sweatshirts is an unimaginative and dreary place.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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These answers are admittedly unimaginative, as neither of these guys were linked to the Panthers.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Where are millennials buying the most homes? Raleigh, North Carolina leads the nation in millennial homebuying, with 4.5% of Raleigh-Cary residents aged 25-44 purchasing homes with conventional mortgages in 2024, the highest share among all metro areas studied.—
Diana Leyva,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Keep in mind, though, that Quantum Computers are not going to replace conventional, or classical, computers.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The company has a high cash burn rate and a very small revenue base, which is typical for a business in a nascent industry.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The path this system takes, as is typical with many developing tropical systems, rests with a weather feature known as the Bermuda High, a key steering mechanism that often decides the fate of hurricanes.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The new rate only applies to semi-finished copper products, such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets, and tubes, as well as copper-intensive derivative products, such as pipe fittings, cables, and connectors, according to the White House fact sheet.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
30 July 2025
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When a contract ends, or if a company violates its terms, the individual’s data must, by law, be erased from the model, its training set, and any derivative products.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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The band pivoted away from its usual production partners, and instead linked up with indie powerhouse Catherine Marks, who recently won a Grammy for her production on Boygenius’ 2023 album The Record.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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The other Sisters and senior novices—including Sister Yoshi—would go out on their usual factory chaperone duties with their student groups after the dismissal of the chōrei assembly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Uninspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspired. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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