unexciting
3
3.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
:
aburrido
- This presentation about the project was quite unexciting and failed to engage the audience.
Like outwardly boring titles and like relatively unexciting thumbnails.
- Like outwardly boring titles and like relatively unexciting thumbnails.
- Some gym trainers, very unexciting and pink Nike trainers.
- And sadly, trauma bonding often means that the gentleness and deliberateness of being cherished is often written off as dull or unexciting.
Examples
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The market's initial reaction to the FOMC decision was... well, unexciting.
Blog text (12) -
Deliberative, unexciting, usually uneventful, and often riddled with conflict, Congress is easily ignored or criticized by the press.
Academic text (2000) -
Simple and unexciting, but where I need to be for now!
Blog text (34) -
The topic, which seems cold and unexciting at first, is actually rich and interesting.
Blog text (29) -
The rest of the clothes were casual, but just as unexciting.
Fiction book (1999) -
My job is to punch in data, print sheets, and perform other unexciting tasks.
Blog text (30) -
Well, in the realm of sports action, the sport of curling is about as slow and unexciting as you can get.
Academic text (2005) -
Worthy, if rather unexciting, programs in civic education are regularly featured in the television schedules.
Academic text (1994) -
The local side dishes were certainly satisfactory, if unexciting.
Fiction book (2001) -
Room for fantasy existed inside the little towns with their unexciting prospects, their listless afternoons.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
721
1.0
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
182
1.3
Not interesting or lively
31
2.8
A thing that has no strong character and few interesting features
30
6.1
Dull and showing little energy
23
4.2
Not bright or colorful and not lively
20
1.4
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
20
3.7
Not exciting or interesting
19
3.6
Without energy or interest and making people feel bored
16
2.5
Not interesting or likely to make people want it
15
4.1
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
14
6.5
So boring that you stop paying attention
14
4.0
Not having new or interesting ideas
14
5.3
Something that is boring because it has no variety
12
4.4
Less impressive or exciting than you expect
9
3.9
Not very good or likely to attract attention
9
6.5
Not exciting and having little variety
7
3.5
Not interesting or exciting
1
4.6
Not interesting and does not hold attention
1
6.0
Calm and not meant to excite or shock people
Not interesting to watch, read or listen to
Making people feel bored
Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic
Not causing excitement or interest
Not made more interesting or exciting
Feeling too tired to be active or interested
Very boring and hard to pay attention to
Causes people to lose interest because it is dull
Not bright in color and not very interesting
Boring and not interesting to think about or feel
Not causing strong feelings or interest
Antonyms
How Exciting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unexciting is made of un- meaning 'not' and exciting, which comes from an old root meaning 'to stir up' or 'wake'. So, unexciting means 'not rousing strong feeling', in other words 'dull'.