unentertaining

Examples

• All

• The problem is not in the facts supporting the fallacy of the claim, but in the dry and (sorry) unentertaining nature of conveying statistical information about financial formulae.

  Blog text (34)

• Despite the hype, the concert turned out to be rather unentertaining and dull.

• Film critics provide an important service that prevents some of us from wasting our money to see boring or unentertaining movies.

  Blog text (31)

• That is what lines 2 to 4 explain: it is the art of not only entertaining the soul with the most unentertaining of company—silence—but simultaneously, despite the silence, maintaining festival.

  Academic text (2005)

• The lecture was so unentertaining that many students fell asleep before it ended.

• I found the movie to be entirely unentertaining, lacking any excitement or humor.

Synonyms

B

boring

vsunentertaining

721 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

describes lack of amusement or enjoyment rather than actively causing restlessness

U

uninteresting

vsunentertaining

20 1.4

Not exciting and likely to make people bored

is about lack of enjoyment or fun across senses, not only low interest

U

unremarkable

vsunentertaining

20 3.5

Being ordinary and not interesting

focuses on lack of enjoyment rather than simply being ordinary or normal

U

unattractive

vsunentertaining

16 2.5

Not interesting or likely to make people want it

describes lacking enjoyable quality rather than only poor appearance or design

U

unappealing

vsunentertaining

15 4.1

Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting

is about absence of fun or enjoyment rather than only visual or taste appeal

U

uninspired

vsunentertaining

14 4.0

Not having new or interesting ideas

focuses on not being enjoyable or fun rather than merely lacking creativity

U

uninspiring

vsunentertaining

7 3.5

Not interesting or exciting

is about absence of enjoyment rather than only failing to inspire others

U

unwatchable

vsunentertaining

4 4.6

Too boring or badly made for people to keep watching

is milder, meaning simply not enjoyable rather than so bad people stop watching

U

unexciting

vsunentertaining

3 3.2

Not interesting or exciting

is about absence of fun or pleasure rather than only missing thrill

U

undramatic

vsunentertaining

1 4.2

Having no strong emotion and not exciting

is about lack of general fun or enjoyment rather than only low drama

U

unengaging

vsunentertaining

1 4.6

Not interesting and does not hold attention

focuses on general not amusing or enjoyable quality rather than only involvement

U

unamusing

vsunentertaining

1 4.5

Does not make people laugh

is broader, covering lack of enjoyment across senses, not only failed humor

U

unsensational

vsunentertaining

1 6.0

Calm and not meant to excite or shock people

is about lacking amusement or enjoyment rather than being purposely restrained

U

unfabulous

vsunentertaining

1 6.8

Ordinary and not exciting

is about failing to be enjoyable or amusing rather than only unimpressive

U

unpleasing

vsunentertaining

1 4.8

Unpleasant to the senses, like a bitter taste or bright light

focuses on absence of fun or interest rather than active unpleasantness

D

disinteresting

vsunentertaining

5.8

Making people feel bored

is broader, stating lack of enjoyment rather than just failing to attract interest

U

unstimulating

vsunentertaining

5.1

Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic

emphasizes lack of enjoyment and amusement across senses rather than only low stimulation

U

unarousing

vsunentertaining

5.6

Not causing excitement or interest

is about lack of enjoyable or amusing quality rather than only low arousal

B

boresome

vsunentertaining

• Archaic

6.8

Causes people to lose interest because it is dull

describes general absence of fun rather than actively producing boredom

U

unstirring

vsunentertaining

7.2

Not causing strong feelings or interest

focuses on missing enjoyable quality rather than only absence of emotion

U

unenlivened

vsunentertaining

8.5

Not made more interesting or exciting

describes absence of enjoyable or amusing quality rather than energy alone

U

unviewable

vsunentertaining

7.1

Too unpleasant or badly made for people to watch

describes general lack of enjoyment, not extreme offensiveness or refusal to watch

A

as exciting as watching paint dry

vsunentertaining

• Informal

8.6

Very boring and hard to pay attention to

serves as a hyperbolic phrase stressing extreme dullness, not simple lack of interest

Antonyms

E

entertaining

202 1.7

Makes watching or listening enjoyable

E

engaging

12 3.5

Holding your attention because it is pleasant or interesting

How Entertaining

hilarious

• Informal

264 1.5

entertaining

202 1.7

amusing

208 1.0

boring

721 1.0

dull

182 1.3

unentertaining

4.5

tedious

87 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology