as in neutral
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
my suggestion that we go to see the new action flick was greeted with an unenthusiastic shrug
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Recent Examples of unenthusiastic
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenthusiastic
Adjective
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This is being done to comply with the sport's goal of being carbon neutral by 2030.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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With Messi and his mates, Miami has sold out huge NFL stadiums and other neutral venues.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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The Ravens need the 2021 first-round pick to take another step forward and become a weekly difference-maker on a defense that can’t afford to repeat last year’s slow start or tepid finish in Buffalo.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Bud Light’s tepid response also angered LGBTQ rights advocates.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Once getting, at best, lukewarm crowd reactions, Valkyria has become a likable underdog-type babyface, and that’s largely thanks to her feud with Lynch.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The book received lukewarm reviews and slow sales upon its release in April 1925, and his creative momentum never recovered.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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“Unenthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenthusiastic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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