unenthusiastic

Examples

• All

• His core constituents are genuinely unenthusiastic about showing up in November.

  Blog text (10)

• While the U.S. government and business community were unenthusiastic about Castro's victory, both favored immediate recognition of the new regime.

  Academic text (1994)

• So why did they vote for him when they were so unenthusiastic about him?

  Blog text (6)

• My guess is that the FBI is unenthusiastic about getting involved, perhaps for several reasons.

  Blog text (6)

• Man, we already voted, but I still feel entirely unenthusiastic about both candidates.

  Blog text (28)

• The president's staff was unenthusiastic, but Clinton signed rather than pick a fight.

  Academic text (1999)

• From the start, the senior military leadership was unenthusiastic about committing U.S. ground forces to Southeast Asia.

  Academic text (2007)

• In the past, it was the public sector that had to drag an unwilling, unenthusiastic private sector.

  Academic text (1992)

• Although the New York Times is unenthusiastic about reform, the Daily News and the New York Post favored it.

  Academic text (1999)

• In the last monthly update, I recounted Felicity's relatively unenthusiastic reaction to her first swimming class.

  Blog text (21)

Synonyms

A

apathetic

vsunenthusiastic

24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

describes lack of excitement but often includes emotional indifference

U

uninterested

vsunenthusiastic

20 3.5

Not wanting to know about or take part in something

is about not showing interest rather than active refusal

L

lukewarm

vsunenthusiastic

16 4.4

Not showing much interest or excitement

is the plain absence of strong excitement or eagerness

U

unconcerned

vsunenthusiastic

16 3.9

Not worried or showing little interest

focuses on lack of excitement or eagerness rather than not caring

U

uninspired

vsunenthusiastic

14 4.0

Not having new or interesting ideas

is about missing excitement generally rather than lacking creativity

T

tepid

vsunenthusiastic

14 6.2

Showing little interest or enthusiasm

is the general lack of excitement rather than a weak positive

H

half-hearted

vsunenthusiastic

11 4.8

Showing little interest or effort

emphasizes weak effort and low commitment rather than full refusal

U

unmotivated

vsunenthusiastic

8 4.4

Not feeling interest or energy to do something

focuses on missing internal drive while the key means low excitement

L

lackadaisical

vsunenthusiastic

5 8.6

Showing little energy or interest and doing things slowly and carelessly

is about low enthusiasm rather than laziness or carelessness

D

dispirited

vsunenthusiastic

5 5.4

Feeling sad and without hope

is the general lack of excitement rather than feeling sad or defeated

P

passionless

vsunenthusiastic

3 6.2

Not showing strong feelings or interest

is a milder lack of excitement rather than deep emotional absence

U

unenthused

vsunenthusiastic

• Informal

1 5.3

Not showing excitement or interest

is the neutral term meaning not showing excitement or eagerness

U

unexcited

vsunenthusiastic

1 3.7

Calm and not showing strong feeling

is about not showing enthusiasm or eagerness rather than calmness

U

underwhelmed

vsunenthusiastic

1 5.0

Less impressed or excited than expected

is a broader state of low excitement rather than a specific letdown

U

uneager

vsunenthusiastic

6.7

Showing little interest or willingness to do something

focuses on general lack of excitement rather than willingness to act

U

unstimulated

vsunenthusiastic

5.4

Not feeling interested or excited to do things

describes lack of excitement rather than absence of external encouragement

U

unaroused

vsunenthusiastic

6.9

Not awake and not responding to things around you

means not showing interest or eagerness rather than physical calmness

U

undesirous

vsunenthusiastic

9.1

Not wanting something or feeling no wish for it

relates to general lack of excitement not specific refusal to want

Antonyms

E

eager

447 1.0

Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest

E

enthusiastic

175 2.7

Very excited and interested in something

How Enthusiastic

enthusiastic

175 2.7

eager

447 1.0

interested

∞ 1.0

unenthusiastic

4 3.9

apathetic

24 6.8

Surface Forms

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Etymology