as in neutral
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
received the usual uneager response when she asked for volunteers to help clean up
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Recent Examples of uneager
The reports returned a definite conclusion: Parents weren’t interested at all, uneager to let their kids loose in a digital arena as expansive as Facebook.
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Abram Brown, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Abram Brown, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneager
Adjective
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These projections estimate how many points a team would score and allow in a game against an average opponent on a neutral court.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The stain-resistant rug features abstract, geometric patterns and varying shades of beige for a neutral, polished look.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hollywood's renowned celebrity Morgan Freeman has come under fire from NASCAR fans for his unenthusiastic engine start command at the Pennzoil 400 last weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Recruiters are contending with a population that’s not just unenthusiastic but incapable.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That said, the current reception to AI PCs remains lukewarm.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Japan is also dinged in the taxation category, while Singapore has lukewarm scores for personal freedoms.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Recent tepid consumer spending numbers have raised the specter of lackluster economic growth and higher inflation.—
Saqib Iqbal Ahmed,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Over a decade, that volatility can produce dramatic gains or remain tepid, shifting the real yield anywhere from negligible to stellar.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Uneager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneager. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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