undistinguished
Americanadjective
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having no distinguishing marks or features.
- Synonyms:
- unremarkable, unexceptional, common, ordinary
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without any claim to distinction.
an undistinguished performance.
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unnoticed; inconspicuous.
He was an undistinguished part of the crowd.
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not separated or divided, as by sets or categories.
adjective
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not particularly good or bad
an undistinguished career
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without distinction
undistinguished features
Etymology
Origin of undistinguished
First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + distinguished
Example Sentences
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Which is not to say the performances are undistinguished.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
He has won nine of 10 fights with six knockouts against mostly undistinguished opponents.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Fog clouded the San Jacinto Mountains recently as Brad Fuhr approached the headquarters of KGAY, a radio station in an undistinguished Palm Springs, California, strip mall.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
The hosts came out at lightning speed, clearly determined to shatter United's fragile confidence, but they lost momentum as this became an undistinguished, scrappy game, almost devoid of real quality.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
I felt a little thrill of adventure as we chugged into the bay, as if I were sighting land where maps had noted only a sweep of undistinguished blue.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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