as in grey
not causing people to want to do or create something
an uninspiring public speaker The landscape was dreary and uninspiring.
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Recent Examples of uninspiring
Another says Stan Lee, frustrated by years of toil churning out uninspiring comics, was prompted by his wife to try something new that would excite him.
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Oliver Staley, Time, 25 July 2025
The England international scored the solitary goal in an uninspiring win against Southampton and was the man of the match.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Getz, making his second appearance as a trade-deadline seller, had an uninspiring debut last year while dumping Eloy Jiménez, Paul DeJong and Tanner Banks for minor prospects and keying on Miguel Vargas, acquired in the three-way deal involving Fedde, Kopech and Tommy Pham.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Their latest attempt was an uninspiring invitation-only Pride concert at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., which was meant to demonstrate resistance to Trump’s occupation of the culture venue, but which ended up as more of a punch line.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
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Oliver Staley, Time, 25 July 2025
The England international scored the solitary goal in an uninspiring win against Southampton and was the man of the match.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Getz, making his second appearance as a trade-deadline seller, had an uninspiring debut last year while dumping Eloy Jiménez, Paul DeJong and Tanner Banks for minor prospects and keying on Miguel Vargas, acquired in the three-way deal involving Fedde, Kopech and Tommy Pham.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Their latest attempt was an uninspiring invitation-only Pride concert at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., which was meant to demonstrate resistance to Trump’s occupation of the culture venue, but which ended up as more of a punch line.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspiring
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The yellow and grey metals have risen 29% and 33% respectively in 2025 thanks to strong safe-haven interest and a declining US dollar.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Knit pants, whether made from luxe cashmere like these grey Guest in Residence ones or from breathable cotton like La Ligne’s striped pair, have all the comfort of loungewear but feel just the tiniest bit more elevated.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The parasites get their names from the larvae, which look and act like screws, boring and twisting into their victim's flesh.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the early episodes, when everyone’s still getting to know each other, are the conversations boring?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Yet senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk recently took one of those pallid lumps and coaxed utter brilliance from it.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Smith’s skin took on a new color, one more pallid with a blue, purple undertone.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 May 2025
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Westman drove to the church in a gray Ram ProMaster City utility van with Minnesota plates, according to Minneapolis police records.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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Surveillance video leads to suspect Detectives found three surveillance videos that showed what appeared to be a newer gray Hyundai Elantra driving south at high speeds while shots were being fired.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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Rollins said the facility will be completed by the end of 2025, allowing USDA to aerially disperse sterile male flies at the border and northern Mexico to mate with wild female flies, resulting in no offspring.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Combatting the screwworm The U.S. Department of Agriculture will build a facility in Texas, the largest cattle-producing state, that will produce sterile flies to try and keep the flies' population from growing.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Creed of Violence is hitting the dusty trail once again, with a new feature adaptation of the 2009 Boston Teran novel in the works.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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Further, steer clear of dusty bottles stored on hot shelves, as heat and light are wine’s worst enemies.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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The fast-growing turbine business accounts for two-thirds of his net worth of $2 billion, with the rest mostly from a stake in the legacy company Triveni Engineering & Industries, which Sawhney’s older brother, Tarun, 51, runs as vice chairman and managing director.—
Anu Raghunathan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, those who prefer to stick to dry land can make the trek up to Kelly Ridge Point, an elevated site that offers gorgeous views of the surrounding lake.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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My skin, which has gotten more dry with age, still feels moisturized and nourished, which most formula foundations wouldn’t be able to offer up.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Uninspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspiring. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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