unenthused
adjective
un·en·thused
ˌən-in-ˈthüzd 
-en-,
also -ˈthyü-
: feeling or showing a lack of enthusiasm : unenthusiastic
… over the course of several meetings, Daughtry comes off as coolly professional, but flat, muted, and unenthused.—
Michael Endelman
Michael EndelmanThe first half of his term featured partisan governance, the second half bipartisan gridlock. The public rejected the former and is equally unenthused about the latter.—Rich Lowry
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Kelly Ripa clocked an audience member's unenthused reaction to Mark Consuelos' opinion about walkable cities on Monday morning's Live episode.
—EW.com, 7 July 2025
In the early scenes, Lhakpa’s daughters, Sunny and Shiny, seem unenthused to be part of a documentary.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
Many suburban Republicans remain unenthused about a third Trump candidacy, turned off by his legal woes and the chaos of Jan. 6.
—Jonathan J. Kasparek, The Conversation, 4 June 2024
For Biden, those voters are often the least engaged with the political process — younger, more racially diverse than the country at large and unenthused about a likely rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump.
—Zeke Miller, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
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EW.com, 7 July 2025
In the early scenes, Lhakpa’s daughters, Sunny and Shiny, seem unenthused to be part of a documentary.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
Many suburban Republicans remain unenthused about a third Trump candidacy, turned off by his legal woes and the chaos of Jan. 6.
—Jonathan J. Kasparek, The Conversation, 4 June 2024
For Biden, those voters are often the least engaged with the political process — younger, more racially diverse than the country at large and unenthused about a likely rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump.
—Zeke Miller, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Unenthused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenthused. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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