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
Reinsdorf surely knew any negative fan reaction the Bulls would receive for an uninspiring haul for LaVine would pale in comparison with the pounding the Mavericks were taking for dealing Dončić in his prime.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Mufasa: The Lion King review: Disney's live-action prequel is a rather uninspiring thing
The picture at the global box office features all the same players, but tells quite a different story.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
French fans are disappointed with the uninspiring performances and the allure of French legend Zinedine Zidane waiting, still without a job after leaving Real Madrid in 2021, is a tempting prospect.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
That’s an uninspiring list; none of those players are legitimate options in a championship-level rotation.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Mufasa: The Lion King review: Disney's live-action prequel is a rather uninspiring thing
The picture at the global box office features all the same players, but tells quite a different story.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
French fans are disappointed with the uninspiring performances and the allure of French legend Zinedine Zidane waiting, still without a job after leaving Real Madrid in 2021, is a tempting prospect.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
That’s an uninspiring list; none of those players are legitimate options in a championship-level rotation.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninspiring
Adjective
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The bodies of the dead and wounded could be seen lying on the pavement, one of them by a playground, in unverified videos circulating on Telegram, as grey smoke rose into the sky.—
Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Rather than reject their advances, Max performs the middle-aged male mating call: jogging in a pair of grey sweatpants with no underwear.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Anything that isn’t someone bleeding out is boring to them, that kind of thing.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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Bring the shirt around your shoulders while adding extra color and dimension to your look—cold weather fits don’t have to be boring.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, it was called the white plague or white death – due to anemia from the disease, with people appearing pallid or chalky – leading to near-certain death.—
Karen Dobos,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine won Vladimir Putin a certain admiration in countries of the global South, as well as among MAGA Americans, while Joe Biden’s appeals to democratic values seemed pallid and hypocritical.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The collection’s palette is predominantly gray and white, with some pieces crafted from a washed denim fabric.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Choose between gray and white stripes or black and white stripes to coordinate with your outdoor sofa or lounge chairs.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
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Her dance team performances were supplanted with physical therapy, and high school classrooms replaced with sterile examination rooms.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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That's due in large part to Chad's fragile health system and is compounded by the many Chadian women who don't have access to a safe and sterile place to deliver.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The petrified bones of extinct horses, ground sloths, cheetahs and bears have been uncovered from the dusty layers of time exposed here.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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This can get unsanitary since the dust can circulate in the air of your home, and for some models, dusty coils can affect how efficiently your fridge cools.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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My father, Mila’s grandfather, after whom she is named, was five years old at the time.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Desk calendar Your old phone can be repurposed as your personal calendar.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The hydrating body lotion also boasts hyaluronic acid to help keep dry skin moisturized for up to 24 hours.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
31 Mar. 2025
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Graham was formerly the state’s last dry county, but voters narrowly approved a ballot referendum to allow alcohol sales in the county in 2021, WUNC reported.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Uninspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninspiring. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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