unenterprising

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenterprising
Adjective
  • Mirabella had famously repainted former editor Diana Vreeland’s red office a shade of beige, which became a metaphor for her reputation as being too unadventurous.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • The door series emphasizes one weakness of the show: its unadventurous hang.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.
    Yasmine AlSayyad, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • So if you have been swindled, don't be embarrassed.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • Kemper was also diagnosed with an antisocial disorder, narcissistic disorder and schizotypal disorder.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Soboleva was self-conscious at first, screaming in public.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Unenterprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenterprising. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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