undistinguished

[ uhn-di-sting-gwisht ]

/ ˌʌn dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃt /

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adjective

having no distinguishing marks or features.

without any claim to distinction: an undistinguished performance.

unnoticed; inconspicuous: He was an undistinguished part of the crowd.

not separated or divided, as by sets or categories.

Nearby words

undisputable, undisputed, undisputed world champion, undissociated, undistinguishable, undistinguished, undistributed, undistributed middle, undisturbed, undivided, undivided profits

Origin of undistinguished

First recorded in 1585–95; un-¹ + distinguished

SYNONYMS FOR undistinguished

1 ordinary, common, unexceptional, unremarkable.

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But it does signal that the status quo is up for grabs and that undistinguished pols like Cantor should be shaking in their boots.
Now Let’s Replace All the Other Big-Spending Eric Cantors|Nick Gillespie|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When she graduated from Mount Holyoke College, leaving behind an undistinguished record, she was floundering.
What Wendy Knew|Julie Salamon|August 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
No doubt Chatwin's elevated sense of otherworldliness originated partly in embarrassment over his undistinguished background.
The Enigmatic Nomad|Kirk Davis Swinehart|February 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Shakedowns of this kind have a long and undistinguished history.
Obama's Shameless BP Shakedown|Reihan Salam|June 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

He, like his ancestors, was a notary, and not undistinguished for sagacity.
The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch|Petrarch
His drawing was loose and undistinguished; his sense of humour, such as it was, unrefined; and his fun exaggerated and false.
The History of "Punch"|M. H. Spielmann
It was close kin to the room in which he had left Miss Grierson: ornate, undistinguished, and very expensive.
Children of the Whirlwind|Leroy Scott
On the 2d of October, 1780, a young British officer of undistinguished birth and inconsiderable rank was hanged at Tappan.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860|Various
As for its legs, the right was a hoe-handle, and the left an undistinguished and miscellaneous stick from the wood-pile.
Short Stories of Various Types|Various

British Dictionary definitions for undistinguished

undistinguished

/ (ˌʌndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt) /

adjective

not particularly good or badan undistinguished career

without distinctionundistinguished features

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Word Origin and History for undistinguished

undistinguished

adj.

1590s, "not kept distinct," from un- (1) "not" + distinguished. Meaning "not elevated above others" is attested from 1600.

undistinguished

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undistinguished

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