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
Many members of the NFL media questioned the decision to switch quarterbacks with the Steelers sitting at 4-2 and looking solid yet unspectacular.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Jokic finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in 39 minutes, decent but unspectacular stats by the three-time NBA MVP’s standards.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Such unspectacular reliability is becoming less valued by teams.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
He was acquired in a pick-swap deal that reflected his middling value as a solid, but unspectacular player, in a contract year.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Jokic finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in 39 minutes, decent but unspectacular stats by the three-time NBA MVP’s standards.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Such unspectacular reliability is becoming less valued by teams.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
He was acquired in a pick-swap deal that reflected his middling value as a solid, but unspectacular player, in a contract year.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspectacular
Adjective
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France One of my upcoming podcast guests, Mary Alice Duff, decided to swap the hustle of life in Philadelphia for the slower pace of southern France.—
Cepee Tabibian,
CNBC,
18 May 2025
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Combs Grows Frustrated Combs was animated during Ventura’s cross-examination, appearing somewhat frustrated with the tedious, slow pace that his attorney was taking when quizzing Ventura.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
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Vodka is all-too-often written off as an unexciting category of spirit.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Producers love an unexciting telecast, but audiences are hungry for the kind of raw emotion and drama that populates the films that win the awards.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Life in the house was mostly uneventful — until one night in 1985, when a light fell from the ceiling and left their daughter, Shannon Smurl, with a gash on her forehead.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Flying does, however, remain the safest way to travel, with millions of people enjoying uneventful journeys every day.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 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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On one hand, this was an extremely unsurprising and undramatic Bachelor franchise finale.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2024
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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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The 28-year-old put up similarly uninspiring numbers over 11 games at Triple-A.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Despite allowing an ugly early goal, Joseph Woll was sturdy enough to keep them in the game, but the final score flattered Toronto’s uninspiring effort.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Unspectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspectacular. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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