uninspired
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪərd/
- Things went along in a predictable if uninspired way until there was a shift in management.
Hello, creatively, I've been feeling pretty uninspired creatively.
- Hello, creatively, I've been feeling pretty uninspired creatively.
- Last week I was super uninspired and didn't know what to build next.
- People who are uninspired or UN outraged don't vote.
- And yet why am I so uninspired?
- So in the beginning, I was wearing a kind of drab, dull, slightly, you know, uninspired hairpiece.
- I just get so uninspired in the morning because I wake up and then I just sit on like YouTube or some or Instagram and Snapchat and Twitter.
- But we all have to go through once in your life through the direct uninspired method of solving it.
- No motivation, uninspired, fear of telling my parents things, going to let them down.
Examples
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I can't imagine such uninspired cooking, but Signorina Shackleford says your English puddings are very nice.
Fiction book (1991) -
Last week I was super uninspired and didn't know what to build next.
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I take your uninspired living space and turn it into the perfect palace of your dreams.
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As has already been noted, the problem has more to do with uninspired teaching than with a shortage of time.
Academic text (1990) -
The artists were either uninspired or lazy, she thought.
Fiction book (1996) -
Stay at your desk even on the days that seem dull and uninspired.
Academic text (2009) -
For eighteen years, the Whalers played mostly uninspired hockey.
Academic text (2007) -
From a distance, college instructors are attempting to motivate relatively uninspired students.
Academic text (2010) -
ANGLE - Roberta stands in the hallway at the open door, dismayed by Dennis' uninspired teaching.
Fiction book (1999) -
The presentation was uninspired, lacking creativity and excitement, which left the audience disengaged.
Synonyms
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
Not interesting or lively
A thing that has no strong character and few interesting features
Dull and showing little energy
Not showing new ideas or creative thinking
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
Not exciting or interesting
Without energy or interest and making people feel bored
Having little taste and being boring
Not interesting or likely to make people want it
Not interesting or lively and often boring
Less impressive or exciting than you expect
Does not show creativity or new ideas
Not very good or likely to attract attention
Ordinary and dull without imagination or excitement
Not interesting or exciting
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
Not interesting or exciting
Not having new ideas or ways of doing things
Not pleasant or welcoming and likely to keep people away
Not showing new ideas or imagination
Not interesting and does not hold attention
Calm and not meant to excite or shock people
Showing no original ideas or creativity
Not new or creative
Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic
Not causing excitement or interest
Not causing strong feelings or interest
Not made more interesting or exciting
Not bright in color and not very interesting
Not attractive or interesting
Antonyms
How Inspiring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uninspired comes from un- meaning 'not' and inspire, which comes from a root meaning 'to breathe into' or to give 'breath'. So uninspired is 'not breathed into' with ideas or energy, which is why it describes something dull or without creativity.