Antonyms for unenthusiastic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : en-thoo-zee-as-tik
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˌθu ziˈæs tɪk


Definition of unenthusiastic

Origin :
  • 1805, from un- (1) "not" + enthusiastic. Related: Unenthusiastically.
  • adj apathetic
  • adj not enthusiastic
Example sentences :
  • The performance was in every sense unexciting; the audience meagre and unenthusiastic.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • And with this unenthusiastic assent Frederik was forced to be satisfied.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Peter Grimm » by David Belasco
  • In order to deserve that title he must be timid and unenthusiastic.
  • Extract from : « The Gorilla Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • He was the same modest, anti-sensational, unenthusiastic being that he is now.
  • Extract from : « Our Standard-Bearer » by Oliver Optic
  • In the buzz and hum of its flywheel, Perry got a damp and unenthusiastic handshake.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • And then he stopped, having caught Val's unenthusiastic glance.
  • Extract from : « The Open Question » by Elizabeth Robins
  • "Nothing that boils interests me in the least," was the unenthusiastic reply.
  • Extract from : « The Bachelors » by William Dana Orcutt
  • The unenthusiastic references to it in ancient literature are, after all, truthful.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Town-Planning » by F. Haverfield
  • I began to think him particularly lukewarm and unenthusiastic.
  • Extract from : « A Journey to the Centre of the Earth » by Jules Verne
  • It is cold and unenthusiastic; it cannot propagate itself; it cannot set fire to anything and spread.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians » by James Denney

Synonyms for unenthusiastic

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