1
: lacking in assurance, sophistication, or self-control
2
: failing to accord with the values or styles (as of dress or behavior) of a particular group : not accepted or admired as cool or proper
driving an uncool car
an uncool remark
Examples of uncool in a Sentence
Her parents' car is totally uncool.
It's uncool to lie to your friends.
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Now, Gen Z has deemed a wardrobe staple—worn by busy, multitasking moms from sea to shining sea—uncool.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
When has Kevin Hart ever endorsed something uncool?
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Kirby is a powerful Mama Lion, Quinn makes for an audaciously uncool Johnny, and Moss-Bachrach brings unexpected pathos to The Thing.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Back then, people like Yadav and Meli were among a handful of outliers; fretting was uncool, or cool only in certain Republican circles.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
When has Kevin Hart ever endorsed something uncool?
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Kirby is a powerful Mama Lion, Quinn makes for an audaciously uncool Johnny, and Moss-Bachrach brings unexpected pathos to The Thing.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Back then, people like Yadav and Meli were among a handful of outliers; fretting was uncool, or cool only in certain Republican circles.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncool
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“Uncool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncool. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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