unglamorous

adjective

un·​glam·​or·​ous
ˌən-ˈglam-rəs, 
-ˈgla-mə- How to pronounce unglamorous (audio)
Synonyms of unglamorousnext
: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
unglamorous work
… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.—Asher Price

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But right now the only credible way there runs through someone sitting inside the workflow, doing the unglamorous work no platform will do for you. — Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Sherman is known to savage, with unglamorous insensitivity, the vaunted creative directors of the great houses. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 These guys might do much of the unglamorous work that goes unnoticed, breaking up play, playing short passes and sliding across into position to snuff out counter-attacks, but their role is highly valued in the transfer market. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 The pitch-shifting and sampling sound crude and unglamorous, pretty clearly the result of the producer loading up fragments and mashing buttons at will, as though literally taking his frustration out on himself. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unglamorous

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unglamorous was circa 1934

Rhymes for unglamorous

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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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