unexcited

adjective

un·​ex·​cit·​ed ˌən-ik-ˈsī-təd How to pronounce unexcited (audio)
Synonyms of unexcitednext
: not excited: such as
a
: marked by a lack of excitement : calm
an unexcited response
an unexcited voice/manner
The point is to remain unexcited, to run at a steady pace.—Anthony Giardina
b
: not affected by outward stimuli
unexcited atoms
unexcitedly adverb

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If voters of one party are unexcited and stay home, the other party benefits. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022 But even if the clock radiation frequency is set precisely at that point, an electron will be in either an excited or an unexcited state after it’s measured. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2014 But all of it is a feast for the eyes—eyes weary of my home surroundings, but also generally unexcited by the design offerings of pandemic Instagram. — Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2022 Watching the Oscar winner’s turn as Cornwell’s 29-novel heroine, one is not so much unconvinced as unexcited. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 In them, collisions are too gentle, leaving their dark matter unexcited and therefore incapable of annihilation. — Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unexcited was in 1735

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