Underwhelming

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Failing to interest; usually used in response to something that was presented as exciting.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Less interesting than expected; dull.
  • adj. Smaller than expected or hoped.
  • Word Usage
    "Bossier City and Shreveport turned out in underwhelming numbers last night - maybe 30 or 40 people in front of Buffalo Wild Wings at the Louisiana Boardwalk, and those were probably shoppers passing by."
    Antonym
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dull    insipid    bland    disappointing    blasé   
    Verb Stem
    underwhelm