as in commonplace
not very good or clever; not inspired
She gave an uninspired performance. The menu was uninspired.
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Recent Examples of uninspired
The industry often churns out content that follows the same patterns, leading to stale and uninspired storytelling.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Three consecutive first-half USC drives stalled inside the 5-yard line, doomed by an uninspired bit of red zone play calling.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Out of their camp has come some of the most innovative and bold Atlanta rap of the 2020s (WLR and AGC), as well as some music that is straight-up uninspired gimmickry (Say hi to Destroy Lonely’s LOVE LAST FOREVER).
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
Born adds yet another layer, depicting how an artist’s drab, uninspired daily life can blossom into truly moving art.
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—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Three consecutive first-half USC drives stalled inside the 5-yard line, doomed by an uninspired bit of red zone play calling.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Out of their camp has come some of the most innovative and bold Atlanta rap of the 2020s (WLR and AGC), as well as some music that is straight-up uninspired gimmickry (Say hi to Destroy Lonely’s LOVE LAST FOREVER).
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
Born adds yet another layer, depicting how an artist’s drab, uninspired daily life can blossom into truly moving art.
19.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspired
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Six games into his tenure, mistakes are commonplace.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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My prediction is that eventually, the use of a second-view approach will be commonplace for most generative AI apps.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The same tired thoughts, predictable excuses, and familiar limiting beliefs play on repeat in your mind, keeping you stuck in patterns that don't serve your growth.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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By the time Odysseus washes ashore, battered and weakened, even her son, Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), has grown tired of her indecision, hoping to move on from the limbo of waiting.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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But to play to that dichotomy is a tightrope walk: lean too far one way and Indy becomes boring, either as too normal or a superhero.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eggnog Eggnog is a hard sell because most people have only had the bad kind, those boring and occasionally gross cartons that line the dairy section of the supermarket every December.Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
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The firm is smart, if also unimaginative, to highlight competition with China — which is indeed bipartisan, though likely to be managed very differently by the incoming administration.Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes, the genre becomes an excuse for amateurish or unimaginative filmmaking.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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Proton therapy is a more precise type of radiation with fewer side effects than conventional radiation therapy.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Experts suggested that Chechen fighters were originally used as a cleansing force or military police, somewhat removed from the front lines, before becoming more widely used as a conventional fighting force.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Braving the New York chill yesterday (December 14), Holmes was photographed in what’s become quite a typical silhouette.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2024
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Related: Jamie Foxx Finally Revealed What His ‘Mystery Illness’ Was & Called the Recovery the ‘Worst Year of His Life’ What started as your typical night out at the upscale eatery quickly went south when some fellow diners apparently didn’t get the memo about restaurant etiquette.Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 15 Dec. 2024
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Uninspired gameplay, derivative characters and plenty other factors went into the tepid response from the gaming community.Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The loss was due to changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities and derivative liabilities.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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That sizable group still has relatively fresh immunity, meaning fewer people than usual are susceptible to infection right now.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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In these events, snowy owls can be seen much farther south than usual, throughout the lower 48 states.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Uninspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspired. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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