unenthusiastic
adjective
un·en·thu·si·as·tic
ˌən-in-ˌthü-zē-ˈa-stik 
-en-,
also -ˌthyü-
: having or showing a lack of excitement or enthusiasm : not enthusiastic
an unenthusiastic response
an unenthusiastic crowd
unenthusiastically
adverb
a suggestion that was greeted unenthusiastically
Examples of unenthusiastic in a Sentence
my suggestion that we go to see the new action flick was greeted with an unenthusiastic shrug
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But such pledges run the dual risk of unenthusiastic lawyers who collude with their opponents or the stifling of the fundamental freedom of lawyers to choose their causes.
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The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Hollywood's renowned celebrity Morgan Freeman has come under fire from NASCAR fans for his unenthusiastic engine start command at the Pennzoil 400 last weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Recruiters are contending with a population that’s not just unenthusiastic but incapable.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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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The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Hollywood's renowned celebrity Morgan Freeman has come under fire from NASCAR fans for his unenthusiastic engine start command at the Pennzoil 400 last weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Recruiters are contending with a population that’s not just unenthusiastic but incapable.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for unenthusiastic
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“Unenthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenthusiastic. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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