uninspiring

adjective

un·​in·​spir·​ing ˌən-in-ˈspī-riŋ 

: not having an animating or exalting effect : not inspiring

an uninspiring speaker

The space was limited, the light was less than adequate, and the surroundings were generally uninspiring.

—Peter H. Hassrick

uninspiringly adverb

Examples of uninspiring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The soundtrack is largely untouched, which is a problem when some of the major themes are short and uninspiring to begin with. —Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025

How has the market managed to hold its ground near record highs against a jarring breakdown in the bull market’s bell cow Nvidia , a jumpy bond market, some uninspiring results from Apple and Microsoft and on-and-off-and-on tariff threats against the America’s largest trading partners? —Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025

All this from a team that, on paper in the preseason, looked wholly uninspiring. —Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025

Dallas owner Jerry Jones doesn’t strike confidence in his fan base, especially with this week’s uninspiring hire of Brian Schottenheimer. —Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninspiring

• acquiring
• admiring
• aspiring
• conspiring
• enquiring
• expiring
• inspiring
• perspiring
• rehiring
• retiring
• untiring
• firing