undistinguished
adjective
un·dis·tin·guished
ˌən-di-ˈstiŋ-(g)wisht 
: not distinguished: such as
a
: not marked by eminence, distinction, or quality
a bland, undistinguished pop album
an undistinguished career
b
: not perceived as distinct : not differentiated
The disease [syphilis] was first noticed in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century, though it may have existed before then undistinguished from leprosy.—
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But Kennedy has a long, undistinguished record of relying on the work of charlatans to make wild charges, of not correcting the record when he is proven wrong, and then going to find more bad evidence to continue to make the same insinuations.
—The Editors, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
In fact, all the streets in the song are kind of undistinguished.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The book follows the life of a Midwestern farm boy who becomes an undistinguished professor of literature.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
The two allies must realize that Pyongyang’s next missile or nuclear test is not another blip in the long and undistinguished history of managing the status quo in the Korean peninsula.
—Sung-Yoon Lee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2015
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The Editors, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
In fact, all the streets in the song are kind of undistinguished.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The book follows the life of a Midwestern farm boy who becomes an undistinguished professor of literature.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
The two allies must realize that Pyongyang’s next missile or nuclear test is not another blip in the long and undistinguished history of managing the status quo in the Korean peninsula.
—Sung-Yoon Lee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2015
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“Undistinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undistinguished. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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