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
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In Arteta’s pragmatic mind, every tactic is just a neutral tool to achieve a particular aim.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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But the sense of a neutral site faded as the Rams built their 24-3 halftime lead, the largest lead after two quarters in franchise playoff history, per ESPN.Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
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The reaction by investors in China’s stock markets to the central bank’s move was unenthusiastic.Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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And this is not only because to have a center is to be well settled into one’s subjectivity, resigned to one’s blind spots, but also because many of us are unenthusiastic about thinking of ourselves as fastened to a silent doctrine.Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Wall Street analysts were lukewarm on Venu, noting that the hardcore fan who watches sports is willing to pay for a traditional TV subscription that provides a full slate of channels and events.Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Vegas Golden Knights The model was extremely lukewarm on Vegas’ chances going into the season.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Revenues, however, were roughly flat at Bally’s Chicago, which completed its first full year at the temporary Medinah Temple facility with another tepid month.Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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After applying the juice to the windshield, rinse it off with tepid water and use the lemon to remove any remaining shards.Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Uneager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneager. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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