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Recent Examples of unadventurous
Alas, while the comics themselves have prominence on-screen in their static form, the doc remains a proficient, engaging portrait, but an unadventurous one.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
My navy blazer, white shirt and khakis would otherwise have felt rather staid and unadventurous (at least for me), but the texture, color, and patina of my polo belt felt apropos.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Our children are unadventurous eaters.
—Damon Young, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
When asked to draw a picture of a flower that does not exist, monolingual children were fairly unadventurous, drawing perhaps a flower that was missing its leaves, or a flower with only one petal.
—Julie Sedivy, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2012
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
My navy blazer, white shirt and khakis would otherwise have felt rather staid and unadventurous (at least for me), but the texture, color, and patina of my polo belt felt apropos.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Our children are unadventurous eaters.
—Damon Young, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
When asked to draw a picture of a flower that does not exist, monolingual children were fairly unadventurous, drawing perhaps a flower that was missing its leaves, or a flower with only one petal.
—Julie Sedivy, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadventurous
Adjective
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Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.—
Yasmine AlSayyad,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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So if you have been swindled, don't be embarrassed.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Moments like this could leave someone feeling embarrassed or defensive, but Abrianna tends to respond with humor.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cillian Murphy plays the titular Steve, a beloved teacher at a controversial school that uses public funds to house violent and antisocial boys in a shabby old mansion.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kemper was also diagnosed with an antisocial disorder, narcissistic disorder and schizotypal disorder.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.—
Nick CanepaColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2022
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The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Soboleva was self-conscious at first, screaming in public.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cringe culture refers to Gen Z’s self-conscious aversion to vulnerability and peer disapproval.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Unadventurous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadventurous. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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