uninspired

[ uhn-in-spahyuhrd ]

adjective

1. not inspired; inspired; not creative or spirited:

   an uninspired performance; an uninspired teacher.

uninspired

/ ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd /

adjective

1. dull or ordinary; unimaginative

   an uninspired painting

Word History and Origins

Origin of uninspired¹

First recorded in 1680–90; un- ¹ + inspired

Example Sentences

When the couple purchased their first home in 2021, the front yard was an uninspired swath of Bermuda grass, an oddly placed palm that real estate agents hastily planted for staging purposes and white gravel.

From Los Angeles Times

However, even this increased level of urgency is rather uninspired and uninteresting.

From Salon

In a season where so much went wrong for a largely uninspired Celtic, O’Riley represents everything they got right.

From BBC

They looked uninspired to be playing an afternoon game and nothing like a team that still is fighting for seeding in the uber-tough Western Conference.

From Los Angeles Times

Patel does some fine work in “Monkey Man” even if its fight sequences rarely pop, flow or impress; they’re energetic but uninspired.

From New York Times

Related Words

• ponderous
• unimpressed
• uninspiring