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
And frankly, that is a lazy, uninspired, and irresponsible decision.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
But Dawson’s play-calling in the first half was uninspired, drawing the ire of ESPN analyst and legendary coach Nick Saban.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
But the corporate environment left her feeling uninspired.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
But Dawson’s play-calling in the first half was uninspired, drawing the ire of ESPN analyst and legendary coach Nick Saban.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
But the corporate environment left her feeling uninspired.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspired
Adjective
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All-cash offers, including in Boise and its surrounding suburbs, became commonplace and spurred bidding wars that drove up housing prices, Michael Megis, a longtime broker also with the Homes of Idaho real estate firm, said in an interview.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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McTier said Disney’s deal with OpenAI is an example of the kind of partnership that should become more commonplace.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Nanos must also be tired of talking, though that one is on him.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Aiona has grown tired of spending his retirement telling park-goers to stop feeding the chickens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Endless gastronomic delights, diverse architecture, and neighborhoods packed with character ensure visitors have everything but a boring trip to the large coastal metropolis.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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Who says neutrals have to be boring?—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Most American cities are organized on an unrelenting grid, an artifact of early European settlers’ simple and unimaginative approach to land surveying and real estate speculation.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Fennell has tossed all of that out, substituting her own unimaginative vision, plus a bunch of crappy dresses.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The solution can also be pumped, transported, and stored using conventional plumbing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Rather than a conventional spa, Upper House Hong Kong takes a personal approach to wellness.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Given that a typical satellite payload is around 800 kg (1760 pounds), those prices were close to a billion dollars (in today’s dollars) per launch in the early days of spaceflight.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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By Sunday, the snowpack was at 73% of the typical level, per data from the California Department of Water Resources.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The seltzer leavens it, enlivens it, puts room between the flavors where the room is needed most, and turns a derivative and mediocre drink into a fascinating and bizarre one.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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The characters are mostly idealized, the action is predictable, and its core conflicts derivative of those in the minds of most American teenagers in the middle of the 20th century.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As usual, Tkachuk was an effective agitator of and a menace to opponents in ways that don’t show up in the limited stats that Olympic hockey tracks.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Burberry, after all, closes the fall 2026 season tomorrow with its usual celebs-in-trenches extravaganza.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Uninspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspired. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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