unimpressive

adjective

un·​im·​pres·​sive ˌən-im-ˈpre-siv How to pronounce unimpressive (audio)
: not attracting or deserving particular attention, admiration, or interest : not impressive
an unimpressive performance
a small, unimpressive building
unimpressively adverb
unimpressiveness noun

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The Lancers finished tied for 19th place, an unimpressive showing for a team that featured two 7-footers both committed to college teams currently ranked in the top five in the nation. Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025 Saunders is coming off an unimpressive game statistically in BYU's last outing. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Still, its track record keeping sophisticated fourth-generation F-14s acquired during that period operational to the present day isn’t unimpressive. Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 The rate of mutations as this virus jumps from person to person is indeed unimpressive. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimpressive

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unimpressive was in 1760

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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpressive. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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