as in slow
not spectacular or special
The team has had an unspectacular season. The company's stock has shown consistent if unspectacular growth.
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Recent Examples of unspectacular
Stroman went 10-9 with a 4.31 ERA in 30 games (29 starts) last year for the Yankees, providing a dependable if unspectacular option for manager Aaron Boone as the Yankees reached the World Series for the first time since 2009.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Solid actuarial tables, a growing sales force, steady but unspectacular expansion was the play.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
That solid, if unspectacular, top result reflected the broader trend across this week’s marquee sales: strong demand for blue-chip works, and more cautious interest in younger and mid-career artists.
—Robb Report, 18 May 2025
Why would a team that is trying to squeeze one more run out of the LeBron James/Anthony Davis era move him (along with other assets) to acquire two seemingly unspectacular role players?
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Solid actuarial tables, a growing sales force, steady but unspectacular expansion was the play.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
That solid, if unspectacular, top result reflected the broader trend across this week’s marquee sales: strong demand for blue-chip works, and more cautious interest in younger and mid-career artists.
—Robb Report, 18 May 2025
Why would a team that is trying to squeeze one more run out of the LeBron James/Anthony Davis era move him (along with other assets) to acquire two seemingly unspectacular role players?
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspectacular
Adjective
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Hoover finished 319 yards on 34-of-50 passing, but his two turnovers were critical mistakes that led to TCU’s slow start in the first half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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When visiting the exhibit, plan on taking your time to make the most of it, or what the American Federation of Arts calls slow looking.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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While declaring a tie for now is admittedly unexciting, the fact that this race is too close to call from the outset is a good thing.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Theory 2: Bad hires In unexciting coaching carousels, Florida sat on the wrong horses.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That triggered a brief and ultimately uneventful clearing of the teams’ dugouts and bullpens.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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While the first drive of the third quarter was uneventful, Young was able to take advantage of a big turnover by the defense on the following series.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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With a choir and orchestra arranged by Axel Stordahl, the strings swell to heart-leaping proportions, while Sinatra keeps things sedate and sanguine with an undramatic vocal, which drips with a warm camaraderie.—
Emma Madden,
Vulture,
23 Dec. 2024
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This gave me the naive assumption that an uneventful gestation would be followed by an equally undramatic delivery.—
Brigid Washington,
Bon Appétit,
24 June 2024
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Dalton wasn’t helped by an unimaginative game plan from the offensive coaches.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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What exactly was the charm of these books which critics had written off initially as being unimaginative and derivative?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This team is clearly stuck in a bad and awkward place because of past decisions — most notably the 2022 Deshaun Watson trade — and is on a second straight year of trotting an uninspiring and uncompetitive offense onto the field each week.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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On the other side of the ball, OU QB John Mateer is coming off of three straight uninspiring performances since a thumb injury that sidelined him for Oklahoma's win over Kent State on October 4.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Unspectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspectacular. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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