as in neutral
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
received the usual uneager response when she asked for volunteers to help clean up
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Recent Examples of uneager
The reports returned a definite conclusion: Parents weren’t interested at all, uneager to let their kids loose in a digital arena as expansive as Facebook.
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Abram Brown, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Abram Brown, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneager
Adjective
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Most countries were of a mind to try to stay neutral between the two powers and maintain good relations with both Washington and Beijing.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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While the gaze in Freud’s painting is fairly neutral, the gaze in Paul’s painting is not.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The reaction by investors in China’s stock markets to the central bank’s move was unenthusiastic.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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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,
2 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Wall Street analysts were lukewarm on Venu, noting that the hardcore fan who watches sports is willing to pay for a traditional TV subscription that provides a full slate of channels and events.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Vegas Golden Knights The model was extremely lukewarm on Vegas’ chances going into the season.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Brazilian right offered tepid support Immediately after the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol in 2021, Republicans broadly denounced the violence and Mr. Trump for helping to spark it.—
Jack Nicas,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Although the company is benefiting from pricing gains for its products, the volume growth has been tepid lately.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Uneager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneager. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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