Synonyms for uninspiring

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-spahyuh r

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈspaɪər

Top 10 synonyms for uninspiring

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Définition of uninspiring

Origin : mid-14c., enspiren, "to fill (the mind, heart, etc., with grace, etc.);" also "to prompt or induce (someone to do something)," from Old French enspirer (13c.), from Latin inspirare "inflame; blow into" (see inspiration), a loan-translation of Greek pnein in the Bible. General sense of "influence or animate with an idea or purpose" is from late 14c. Also sometimes used in literal sense in Middle English Related: Inspired; inspires; inspiring.

As in nondescript : adj undistinguished, commonplace
As in prosaic : adj unimaginative
As in barren : adj unprofitable
As in tame : adj dull, uninteresting
As in unexciting : adj dull
As in uninspired : adj dull, unoriginal
As in uninteresting : adj boring, uneventful
As in unmotivated : adj uninspired
As in vapid : adj flat, dull
As in bland : adj tasteless; undistinctive
As in dull : adj boring, uninteresting

Example sentences :

It was as uninspiring to the eye as a pool of drippings from umbrellas in a porch.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

I have seen some new plays that are judicious, but uninspiring.
Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 » by Various

This order is too tame, this culture too second-rate, this goodness too uninspiring.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

They have earned a reputation, and that reputation adheres to them: they are cold and uninspiring.
Extract from : « Hymns from the East » by John Brownlie

His was probably the most uninspiring funeral that is set down in history.
Extract from : « What Is Man? And Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

This would work injustice to no one and would be a great convenience to authors whose real names are of an uninspiring nature.
Extract from : « Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright » by United States Committee on Patents

These temptations are as common as humanity and as uninspiring as night.
Extract from : « With God in the World » by Charles H. Brent

He plods along, correct as a rule, but uninspiring and unattractive.
Extract from : « The Age of Tennyson » by Hugh Walker

It makes passion formal and uninspiring, and so gradually kills it.
Extract from : « In Defense of Women » by H. L. Mencken

They took the glamor from projects and left them hard, grim, uninspiring tasks.
Extract from : « The Iron Furrow » by George C. Shedd

Antonyms for uninspiring

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