undistinguished
Americanadjective
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having no distinguishing marks or features.
- Synonyms:
- unremarkable, unexceptional, common, ordinary
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without any claim to distinction.
an undistinguished performance.
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unnoticed; inconspicuous.
He was an undistinguished part of the crowd.
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not separated or divided, as by sets or categories.
adjective
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not particularly good or bad
an undistinguished career
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without distinction
undistinguished features
Etymology
Origin of undistinguished
First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + distinguished
Example Sentences
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Undistinguished careers already working at $21 million a season are hard sells for fans of all interest levels.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2017
But a review by the United States Department of Education last year would suggest a much less alluring come-on: Undistinguished math curricula.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2011
Undistinguished opposite Marlene Dietrich in The Song of Songs, he exhibits in this film vast improvement.
From Time Magazine Archive
Undistinguished were pictures of San Francisco Bay, cod fishermen, miners, deserts and the Rock Island Dam.
From Time Magazine Archive
Undistinguished for any particular learning, he had none of those literary degrees which the conservative Chinese of those days prized above every other possession.
From Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition by Bredon, Juliet
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