unimpressive
adjective
un·im·pres·sive
ˌən-im-ˈpre-siv 
: not attracting or deserving particular attention, admiration, or interest : not impressive
an unimpressive performance
a small, unimpressive building
unimpressively
adverb
unimpressiveness
noun
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That happened during the second major at Quail Hollow, where the green jacket winner had an unimpressive finish.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Sears is only 6-1 (if that), is already 23 and had a pretty unimpressive stint at the G League Elite Camp a year ago.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Passport’s fuel economy is unimpressive, but there’s plenty to like about Honda’s first foray off road.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Sears is only 6-1 (if that), is already 23 and had a pretty unimpressive stint at the G League Elite Camp a year ago.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Passport’s fuel economy is unimpressive, but there’s plenty to like about Honda’s first foray off road.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpressive. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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