unenthusiastic
adjective
un·en·thu·si·as·tic
ˌən-in-ˌthü-zē-ˈa-stik 
-en-,
also -ˌthyü-
: having or showing a lack of excitement or enthusiasm : not enthusiastic
an unenthusiastic response
an unenthusiastic crowd
unenthusiastically
adverb
a suggestion that was greeted unenthusiastically
Examples of unenthusiastic in a Sentence
my suggestion that we go to see the new action flick was greeted with an unenthusiastic shrug
Recent Examples on the Web
At best, celebrity endorsements might convince some otherwise unenthusiastic people at the margins to turn out and vote.
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Constance Grady, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
Americans are unenthusiastic about promoting democracy overseas but willing to partner with allies to defend U.S. institutions from foreign meddling.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2020
Before Biden’s withdrawal, many Democrats worried about the down ballot impacts of an unenthusiastic party base, particularly among young voters.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
And this is not only because to have a center is to be well settled into one’s subjectivity, resigned to one’s blind spots, but also because many of us are unenthusiastic about thinking of ourselves as fastened to a silent doctrine.
—Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Constance Grady, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
Americans are unenthusiastic about promoting democracy overseas but willing to partner with allies to defend U.S. institutions from foreign meddling.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2020
Before Biden’s withdrawal, many Democrats worried about the down ballot impacts of an unenthusiastic party base, particularly among young voters.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
And this is not only because to have a center is to be well settled into one’s subjectivity, resigned to one’s blind spots, but also because many of us are unenthusiastic about thinking of ourselves as fastened to a silent doctrine.
—Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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“Unenthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenthusiastic. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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