as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
the tour guide's spiel was uninteresting and not particularly informative
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Recent Examples of uninteresting
As hot, momentum deals rule the headlines, founders with a unique social and technological insight will figure out how to make venture capital work for them, even in industries historically uninteresting to VC.
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Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
In terms of doing something with a modern-day Trump, there’s also just something dramatically uninteresting about his current mental state; there’s no change.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
Instead of uninteresting surf art hanging on walls, magnificently designed Douglas Evan surfboards hang over beds.
—Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety Ramchandani’s baffling screenplay contains the most obvious, stock archetypes of people recurrent in Hollywood’s uninteresting depictions of Latino communities.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
In terms of doing something with a modern-day Trump, there’s also just something dramatically uninteresting about his current mental state; there’s no change.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
Instead of uninteresting surf art hanging on walls, magnificently designed Douglas Evan surfboards hang over beds.
—Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety Ramchandani’s baffling screenplay contains the most obvious, stock archetypes of people recurrent in Hollywood’s uninteresting depictions of Latino communities.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninteresting
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But to play to that dichotomy is a tightrope walk: lean too far one way and Indy becomes boring, either as too normal or a superhero.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eggnog Eggnog is a hard sell because most people have only had the bad kind, those boring and occasionally gross cartons that line the dairy section of the supermarket every December.Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
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Popular Nail Polish Colors For Every Month 01 of 08 Short Nails Long nails have undeniably been the most popular nail length for the past five years—or perhaps more—however people seem to be tiring of the upkeep of long nails, no matter if natural or faux.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Parenting can be tiring but any mom or dad will tell you there are moments of magic sprinkled through every bit of the day-to-day grind.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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While congressional hearings are often dull set pieces, this one offered a remarkably lively and informative discussion of the practicalities and opportunities facing America regarding space resources.Greg Autry, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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For her, the glory of the honeymoon had been in the planning, the dreaming, the building up in her mind; what a letdown to find that Paris was just a place, that some days were full of chill gray drizzle, that the dull, thick bodies of other tourists blocked her from full joy.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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For the people stupid enough to have trusted a midwit career bureaucrat as unscrupulous as President Joe Biden, there’s a sixth stage just before acceptance: delusion.Becket Adams, National Review, 8 Dec. 2024
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Wild Card with Rachel Martin Issa Rae on the belief that gets her through 'stupid mistakes and bad decisions' Lithgow: More.Rachel Martin, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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That will be a welcome change from an unusually slow offseason so far, but there’s no chance Sasaki will sign with his new team this week.Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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No one knows for sure why the rally happens but some experts attribute it to such seasonal things as holiday shopping and investors wrapping up their books before the end of the year, ahead of a slower January.Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Small, personal attentions are dotted throughout the stay, such as tucking in a teddy, proactively repairing an earring’s closing mechanism, rejuvenating dusty trainers after a day of exploration, or bringing in canapés the guest visibly enjoyed at dinner as a mid-day snack.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Poor Ventilation Along with the increase in moisture and humidity, another leading cause for a dusty bathroom is poor ventilation.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
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At the center of the story are Phil (Timothy Spall) and Penny (Lesley Manville), a weary, unmarried couple burdened by their lack of love for each other and their crumbling household.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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In both cases, the Lakers could receive enough assets to begin a rebuilding project that their weary fans would surely support.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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