unimpressed

adjective

un·​im·​pressed ˌən-im-ˈprest How to pronounce unimpressed (audio)
: not made to feel particular admiration or interest : not impressed
was unimpressed by/with the choices they offered

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The reviewing judge was rightly unimpressed, and alerted Rosen that his newfound antipathy was not a legal basis for reducing death sentences. Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025 Generally speaking, Americans are unimpressed by the new bill. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Visitors to the Presidio of San Francisco, a National Historic Landmark and former military garrison with a complex history seemed unimpressed by the small black-and-white sign placed on a coffee table at roughly shin-level near the Presidio's welcome center on a recent morning. Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 June 2025 Meanwhile, Ter Stegen did not travel to Milan to support the team in their Champions League semi-final return leg against Inter — which sources say left several members of club staff unimpressed. Pol Ballús, New York Times, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimpressed

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unimpressed was in 1868

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“Unimpressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpressed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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