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
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.
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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
In Denver, Hufanga will add quality depth to a safety group that was solid but unspectacular in 2024.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
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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
In Denver, Hufanga will add quality depth to a safety group that was solid but unspectacular in 2024.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspectacular
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The company reaffirmed plans to launch an affordable model in early 2025, but warned the production ramp could be slower than expected.—
Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Marie Collins, a survivor and safeguarding expert from Ireland who served on the commission in the early years, resigned in frustration at the slow pace of change.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
24 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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Kenzie was far from the first contestant in Survivor history to earn her million dollars that way, and her victory, though unexciting, was not illegitimate.—
Mark Harris,
Vulture,
4 June 2024
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These seemingly uneventful periods are just as integral to your life’s story as the dramatic highlights.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The first half of the match was uneventful, with Nielsen the closest to scoring.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
25 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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Citizen Bull was an early favorite for the Derby, but a disappointing and uninspiring fourth in the Santa Anita Derby made people look elsewhere.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The pressure on the Colts’ general manager has never been greater — especially after an uninspiring 2024 left the Colts out of the playoffs for the sixth time in Ballard’s eight seasons.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Unspectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspectacular. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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