uncool

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Recent Examples of uncool But a barrage of Stop Sales riddled the contents of the uncool flip- top cooler with raw shrimp, cooked shrimp, egg rolls, tofu, raw beef and beef tendon all measuring at least 12 degrees above 41 degrees. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 In interviews, the 26-year-old electro-pop artist and producer has referenced growing up as one of few Asian teenagers in Wichita, Kansas, and feeling perpetually nerdy and uncool. Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 The wild card in this whole scenario is Orson, who the show positions as a lonely, uncool kid who’s been shipped to his mother’s home in the wake of his father’s (and her ex’s) hospitalization back east. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026 Your book is going to reframe how people think about boy bands, or at least the sort of taboos that live deep within us—not crediting this music as valid, thinking of these groups as unartistic, or uncool. Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncool
Adjective
  • Portofino Tower is an iconic, if a little unhip, South of Fifth luxury complex that’s long been home to Miami Beach’s swashbuckling finance types.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • This roster is so feeble and slow-footed, so untrendy, even Lue has been unable to make an appetizing watch of it.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
  • This untrendy stoic stillness, however, offered dubious prospects.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Played by Ella Bruccoleri, the show’s Mary is recontextualized as a sweet, nerdy girl out of step with her time and beaten down by her mother’s assertions that her looks and personality will exclude her from a successful match.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • In the film, three nerdy high school kids throw a small birthday celebration that spirals into a massive, neighborhood-destroying riot involving thousands of people and a flamethrower.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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“Uncool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncool. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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