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unimpressed

unimpressed

14 4.0
Not thinking something is good or interesting
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪmˈprɛst/
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  • Most movie critics were unimpressed by the film's predictable plot.
  • remain unimpressed

Now I will say that I am super, super unimpressed with this palette.

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Examples

  • Daphne had told me he was singularly unimpressed with her academic achievements.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I have to say, I was really unimpressed with what the pro did.

    Blog text (25)
  • Senator Little looked unimpressed and like most of that had gone right past him.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I am deeply, deeply unimpressed by the Winter King.

  • Like many film enthusiasts out there, I was pretty unimpressed with the Ben and Ben show.

    Blog text (9)
  • Mandela, she was completely unimpressed and she said, what is he famous for?

  • I don't know who he was, but he seemed unimpressed.

  • Emerson and his colleagues remain unimpressed and continue their work.

    Academic text (2010)
  • After hearing the very sincere, and impassioned plea from your representative, I must say that I am still left rather unimpressed.

  • Not only is he fully unimpressed by the job you're doing, he tells me that if we can't run this store properly, he's not sure we can run another one.

Synonyms

uninterested
vsunimpressed
20 3.5

Not wanting to know about or take part in something

is absence of admiration or respect, not just lack of involvement
unconcerned
vsunimpressed
16 3.9

Not worried or showing little interest

is lack of admiration or respect rather than merely not worried
unenthusiastic
vsunimpressed
4 3.9

Not showing much interest or excitement

is a lack of admiration or respect rather than reduced eagerness
unenthused
vsunimpressed
  • Informal
1 5.3

Not showing excitement or interest

is broader absence of admiration or influence, not only low excitement
aweless
vsunimpressed
1 9.9

Not feeling respect or wonder

is general lack of admiration, not limited to reverence or awe
underwhelmed
vsunimpressed
1 5.0

Less impressed or excited than expected

is general lack of admiration without the comparison to prior expectation
untaken
vsunimpressed
7.4

Not pleased or impressed by something

is a general absence of admiration or interest, not active dislike
unamazed
vsunimpressed
6.8

Not feeling surprised or impressed by something

is lack of respect or interest rather than absence of surprise
unawed
vsunimpressed
8.1

Not impressed or frightened by people who are famous

is broader lack of admiration or influence, not only absence of awe
unstimulated
vsunimpressed
5.4

Not feeling interested or excited to do things

is not influenced or affected emotionally, not merely lacking excitement

Antonyms

542 2.8

Feeling respect for someone because of their skill or quality

3.6

Changed because of something outside

How Impressed

astonished
21 2.7
impressed
542 2.8
unimpressed
14 4.0

Surface Forms

unimpressed positive

Morphology

unimpressed = impressed (transparent) = un + impress + ed

The word is formed by prefixing 'un-' to 'impressed'; 'impressed' is a regular past-participle/adjective from 'impress', so the negation is clearly derivable.

Etymology

Unimpressed starts with un- ('not') and the root impress, which comes from press ('to push' or 'press on'). To be 'impressed' is to be pushed emotionally or mentally by something, so unimpressed means not moved or affected by it.