unrewarding

adjective

Definition of unrewardingnext
as in unexciting

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Recent Examples of unrewarding The drama stars Cici Wang as Monkey, a backstage theater worker facing unemployment after years of unrewarding work. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 These plants are often altogether unrewarding for pollinators, since the flowers no longer produce nectar or pollen. — Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025 Quiet firing is when an employer deliberately makes a job so unrewarding, isolating or stagnant that the employee feels pressured to quit, rather than being formally terminated. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 Writing posts and connecting with people online can be unrewarding at first. — Andrey Insarov, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrewarding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrewarding
  1. unexciting
  2. uninspiring
  3. tedious
  4. uninteresting
  5. boring
  6. monotonous
  7. tiresome
  8. banal
Adjective
  • Reliability and consistency were her hallmarks—admirable qualities, but unexciting.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
  • Dull, unexciting fight scenes; just CGI monsters.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of unexciting
Adjective
  • Stevens acknowledged the trade — which sent Brown to one of Boston’s oldest rivals for an uninspiring return of 36-year-old Paul George and four future draft picks — would be unpopular among Celtics fans.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • An uninspiring return after the Mets gave up several top prospects to get him in the offseason.
    — Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of uninspiring
Adjective
  • The idea for GlossGenius, their flagship product, started from a frustration with tedious and time-consuming admin, coupled with a passion for beauty.
    — Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Presenting every clue to every suspect to get their reaction can be tedious.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of tedious
Adjective
  • That level of detail proved uninteresting to most Privacy Bee users and confusing to some, so the present edition makes things much simpler.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The task force suggests that altering the physical environment, such as putting up nets, barriers to force drones into different flight paths, and making one’s surroundings appear uninteresting from the air can deceive drones.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of uninteresting
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, the group offered amazingly little of that over the course of the night, minimizing the bells and whistles during what could be properly dubbed a fairly boring stage show overall.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In valuing and nurturing a sense of life as the adventure of understanding and demonstrating Love’s allness, what might have previously seemed to be a boring gap in activity becomes a spiritually refreshing pause.
    — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • Draped in turquoise and gold, the ornate Art Deco façade immediately sets it apart from the monotonous, modern buildings along Ocean Avenue.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • There is the rhythmic, at times monotonous pattern of the minor-league baseball season.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of monotonous
Adjective
  • Yes, the mountain wallpaper is pretty, but various miniature windows clutter the screen, and making any on-the-move quick changes is a fairly tiresome affair.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In recent years, there has been an increasingly tiresome requirement that football jerseys be, in some way, related to the past.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of tiresome
Adjective
  • What to derive from this sequence beyond a series of banal aphorisms about time passing and memories fading?
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Larry’s examples of how to implement his vision were utterly banal.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of banal

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