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Recent Examples of unexcited
Watching the Oscar winner’s turn as Cornwell’s 29-novel heroine, one is not so much unconvinced as unexcited.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Minervini himself seems unexcited by the new territory.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
But each has known weaknesses (age; indifference to election results) that have reinforced a stable dynamic: Biden voters are unexcited about him but eager to vote against Trump.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Early in the third episode, as his children are mingling at his son Connor's (Alan Ruck) wedding to the hilariously unexcited Willa (Justinen Lupe), Roman (Kieran Culkin) receives a call from the private jet carrying Logan to Sweden for negotiations with a buyer.
—David Faris, The Week, 12 Apr. 2023
If voters of one party are unexcited and stay home, the other party benefits.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
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
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
Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Minervini himself seems unexcited by the new territory.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
But each has known weaknesses (age; indifference to election results) that have reinforced a stable dynamic: Biden voters are unexcited about him but eager to vote against Trump.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Early in the third episode, as his children are mingling at his son Connor's (Alan Ruck) wedding to the hilariously unexcited Willa (Justinen Lupe), Roman (Kieran Culkin) receives a call from the private jet carrying Logan to Sweden for negotiations with a buyer.
—David Faris, The Week, 12 Apr. 2023
If voters of one party are unexcited and stay home, the other party benefits.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexcited
Adjective
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And for those uninterested in chess, there are plenty of other choices.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Reske appears uninterested in fetishizing or recreating his past, and that’s probably for the best.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some advocacy groups are unenthusiastic.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The administration of President Donald Trump is unenthusiastic about EVs compared the previous Biden administration.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For a team with everything to play for, the Kings looked distracted and disinterested.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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And shame on the NBA for allowing the Wizards to be this disinterested.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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People aren’t apathetic — they’re locked out.—
Justin Rosenstein,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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In their own interviews, her castmates range from apathetic to lightly judgmental.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Leon bemoans, earning hearty laughter from the indifferent crowd.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Solving difficult medical cases matters, but so does the trust the process restores in a health system many patients experience as rushed, fragmented, and indifferent.—
Alexandra Sifferlin,
STAT,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This has encouraged a type of blinkered and oftentimes unambitious style of activism among young people, which asks for many changes but does not challenge the system that provides them with their own lofty status.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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Executives are resisting the notion young digital natives are unambitious and too demanding in the workplace.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Unexcited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexcited. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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