as in commonplace
not very good or clever; not inspired
She gave an uninspired performance. The menu was uninspired.
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Recent Examples of uninspired
Born adds yet another layer, depicting how an artist’s drab, uninspired daily life can blossom into truly moving art.
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Companies that fail to cultivate curiosity often experience stagnation, where employees feel uninspired and disconnected from their work, increasing the likelihood of attrition.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Thoughtless, uninspired new apartments and houses are sucking the soul out of our communities.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
With both wrestlers imminently departing the company, a palpable lack of enthusiasm permeated the match, resulting in a sluggish, uninspired affair.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Companies that fail to cultivate curiosity often experience stagnation, where employees feel uninspired and disconnected from their work, increasing the likelihood of attrition.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Thoughtless, uninspired new apartments and houses are sucking the soul out of our communities.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
With both wrestlers imminently departing the company, a palpable lack of enthusiasm permeated the match, resulting in a sluggish, uninspired affair.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspired
Adjective
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Attacks like this are commonplace in today’s digital world, where efficiency-seeking employees can spin up new SaaS applications with push-button ease.—
Ofer Klein,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won February’s election, but failed to pick up enough seats to govern outright – an outcome that is commonplace in Germany’s diverse political environment.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Some victims are already tired of fighting this fight.—
Ashley Belanger – May 19,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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At the end of the tour, people were tired, so most people ended up returning to the hotel and getting lunch afterwards.—
Janet B. Carson,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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The Salon Clutch Structured yet theatrical, Le Salon is Jacquemus’s answer to the evening clutch—pared back, but never boring.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
10 May 2025
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Even Jiro himself, originally thought the film would be boring, Gelb admitted.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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But in the Sacramento region, most drinkers still associate chenin blanc with its sweet, unimaginative predecessors.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are narrative tropes, flat characters and unimaginative enemies everywhere.—
Christopher rd,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Sorry to break it to the rest of the industry, but Aston Martin’s design team is still cooking with gas, fire, conventional weapons, atomic bombs, etc.—
Jonny Lieberman,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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Its two sister variants—the F-35A and F-35C—are designed for operations from conventional runways and aircraft carriers, respectively.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Social Security payments are set to go out May 14 – a few days later than is typical.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Luncheons, dinners and receptions are typical avenues for bringing people together, offering an opportunity for brief presentations about the organization’s future.—
Victoria Burkhart,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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By comparison, when Tesla was incorporated in Delaware, a shareholder who held just nine shares of Tesla stock was the plaintiff in a shareholder derivative suit that resulted in a judge ordering CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO compensation package to be rescinded, Lipton noted.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Financial markets throbbed with a panoply of new financial institutions — hedge funds — trading new financial instruments — derivative securities — the values of which were tied to still other financial instruments like home mortgages.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Of all Recall’s risks, the capture of secure comms and documents outside of their usual enclave is top of the list.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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No doubt this has had an impact on his play in the second major of the season, where his driving has been far from his usual quality.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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“Uninspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspired. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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