as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
the tour guide's spiel was uninteresting and not particularly informative
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Recent Examples of uninteresting
Carol is assigned a liaison from the hive mind, Zosia (Karolina Wydra), an unfailingly polite and stubbornly uninteresting woman who uses the wealth of information at her disposal to try to mollify her unhappy charge.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
Toxic relationships and love triangles also ranked among the most tiresome or uninteresting tropes for young viewers.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The truth is incredibly uninteresting because the magic is kind of within.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
Toxic relationships and love triangles also ranked among the most tiresome or uninteresting tropes for young viewers.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The truth is incredibly uninteresting because the magic is kind of within.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninteresting
Adjective
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Sometimes safe and boring can be a winning strategy.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The cause can be something as simple as a lack of water or more complex, like fungal wilt diseases, tomato wilt viruses, walnut toxicity, or boring insects.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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This method is particularly useful for larger homes, hallways, and staircases where kneeling repeatedly would quickly become cumbersome or tiring.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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The longtime Florida coach swapped a tiring McDonald for Russell Sandefer with one out in the top of the sixth inning.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Agathe finds her boss’s remarks dull, but more or less shares these views.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Dish soap strips away the protective wax and can actually dull or damage the paint over time, leaving it more vulnerable to scratches and fading.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The pyrotechnics, however, come from Amanda and Danielle, who get in one of those stupid fights that are only possible after a full day of drinking in a retro vehicle.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Yes, Ken really is this stupid.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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The Virgo moon invites you to take a slower pace today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The Targaryen civil war has been a bit of a slow burn so far, though both sides of the family have suffered major casualties.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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The 2-year-old has not been identified as of Tuesday night.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Investigators also cited writings allegedly authored by Proper, the youngest member of the group at 19 years old.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Looking for a heritage bolt of fabric without having to comb through the dusty shelves of an antiques store?—
Alyssa Longobucco,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2026
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On the dusty backroads of Radiator Springs, where Lightning McQueen and his pals live, a shower of meteors threatened to bring destruction upon the quarter-size cars in a scene that disaster movie king Roland Emmerich would endorse.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Wall Street will be watching to see if Amazon can further cement itself as consumers' to-go destination for everyday essentials at a time when inflation-weary shoppers are focused on value.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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For our weary eyeballs, strained and tired from long periods locked onto screens, rest and relaxation can do wonders.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
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“Uninteresting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninteresting. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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