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uninspired

American  
[uhn-in-spahyuhrd] / ˌʌn ɪnˈspaɪərd /

adjective

  1. not inspired; not creative or spirited.

    an uninspired performance; an uninspired teacher.


uninspired British  
/ ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd /

adjective

  1. dull or ordinary; unimaginative

    an uninspired painting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of uninspired

First recorded in 1680–90; un- 1 + inspired

Example Sentences

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Director Jon Favreau’s film, which he wrote with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor, features a grindingly simple plot that provides the weakest possible pretext to staple together a series of uninspired monster and droid fights.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

I don’t ever want anyone to come to a space that I’ve curated and leave uninspired, because that means that I’ve wasted your time.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

But for the admissions essay, the dry and uninspired robot voice turns one teenager after the next into only the archetype of a teenager, writing like a grown-up.

From Slate Mar. 20, 2026

The victory went some way to compensate for the uninspired performance by Feller's teammates in Saturday's downhill won by Italy's Giovanni Franzoni from Swiss star Marco Odermatt.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

He thought of himself as slow, doltish, conservative, uninspired.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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