as in slow
not spectacular or special
The team has had an unspectacular season. The company's stock has shown consistent if unspectacular growth.
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Recent Examples of unspectacular
But while this homecoming usually results in a Warriors victory (8-4 record in Charlotte), signature Curry flurries are usually replaced with excellent but unspectacular outings.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Entering Week 11, the Eagles have sported a solid but unspectacular offense under first-year coordinator Kevin Patullo.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
Here are our grades for all three phases of Saturday’s game for KU (3-1), plus a player of the game ...
KU offense: B
The Jayhawks’ offense was good but unspectacular Saturday.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Cleveland didn’t live up to the hype, the ratings were unspectacular and subsequently, they were busted back down to two national appearances the following year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Entering Week 11, the Eagles have sported a solid but unspectacular offense under first-year coordinator Kevin Patullo.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
Here are our grades for all three phases of Saturday’s game for KU (3-1), plus a player of the game ...
KU offense: B
The Jayhawks’ offense was good but unspectacular Saturday.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Cleveland didn’t live up to the hype, the ratings were unspectacular and subsequently, they were busted back down to two national appearances the following year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspectacular
Adjective
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That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.—
Abha Bhattarai,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Any type of realism was [limited to] very short clips, everything was very slow, bad textures, no skin textures, lacking detail.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This past offseason started hot and then slowly cooled into a generally unexciting paste.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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After his death, Pine settles into a requisite life in London as Alex Goodwin, a member of an unexciting intelligence unit called the Night Owls.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The first three quarters of the game were largely uneventful, with both teams focusing on defense rather than making any big moves.—
Ryan Bort,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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Mitchell arrives in the city just months after leading the Oakland Police Department in a remarkably short — and somewhat uneventful — tenure.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And for most people — and all children — the entirety of the day itself is boring, unremarkable and undramatic.—
Alex Ross Perry,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
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This gave me the naive assumption that an uneventful gestation would be followed by an equally undramatic delivery.—
Brigid Washington,
Bon Appétit,
24 June 2024
Adjective
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Fennell has tossed all of that out, substituting her own unimaginative vision, plus a bunch of crappy dresses.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Roman’s play-calling was conservative at its best Sunday, unimaginative at its worst.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After winning the Super Bowl, Philadelphia's offense took a step back in 2025 as the team dealt with injuries to the offensive line and an uninspiring passing game.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The pine wood cabinetry in this outdated kitchen makes the kitchen feel dark and uninspiring.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Unspectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspectacular. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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