underwhelm
verb (used with object)
to fail to interest or astonish.
is underwhelming
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present progressiveof underwhelm (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Considering that Comcast traded at $28 in premarket trading Monday and that analysts had written that an NBC Universal spinoff could add $8-a-share or more to Comcast stock, the gain Monday is underwhelming.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Combustible performance is underwhelming while new categories are performing strongly,” RBC Capital Markets analyst James Edwardes Jones said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
When Sony's PS3 eventually arrives, it's expensive and many think the launch line-up is underwhelming.
From BBC ● May 28, 2023
This much Twitter got right: It is underwhelming.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023
People around here like football, but the atmosphere is underwhelming compared to the basketball games.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
