uninspired
adjective
un·in·spired
ˌən-in-ˈspī(-ə)rd 
: lacking in inspiration or originality : not inspired
a bland, uninspired menu
an uninspired choice
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Many designers, and homeowners, play it safe with understated, and often uninspired, shades of white paired with wood details.
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Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2024
The Da Vinci Code (2006) Hanks and Ron Howard’s adaptation of Dan Brown’s blockbuster novel is by-the-numbers and uninspired, but it’s professionally done in a way that’s mostly inoffensive.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
But too often the fights fail to exhilarate, landing in competent and uninspired territory; one battle with a ballroom dancing assassin has a dispiriting lack of genuinely interesting choreography, and too many of the confrontations end with a quick and easy explosion over something more memorable.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Stade was uninspired about the idea of four more years of Biden as president, too, but was pleased when Vice President Kamala Harris replaced him on the Democratic ticket.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
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Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2024
The Da Vinci Code (2006) Hanks and Ron Howard’s adaptation of Dan Brown’s blockbuster novel is by-the-numbers and uninspired, but it’s professionally done in a way that’s mostly inoffensive.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
But too often the fights fail to exhilarate, landing in competent and uninspired territory; one battle with a ballroom dancing assassin has a dispiriting lack of genuinely interesting choreography, and too many of the confrontations end with a quick and easy explosion over something more memorable.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Stade was uninspired about the idea of four more years of Biden as president, too, but was pleased when Vice President Kamala Harris replaced him on the Democratic ticket.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Uninspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninspired. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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