unimpressed

adjective

un·​im·​pressed ˌən-im-ˈprest How to pronounce unimpressed (audio)
Synonyms of unimpressednext
: not made to feel particular admiration or interest : not impressed
was unimpressed by/with the choices they offered

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Unitree's shares tumbled after founder Wang Xingxing sought to lower expectations for humanoid commercialization, while the public visiting conference exhibition booths were often bluntly unimpressed. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Thoroughly unimpressed by her suburban idyll, and evidently unmoved by her responsibilities as wife and mother, Denise labors in her basement on a novel whose protagonist wishes to forsake her family for a life in New York. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026 Many independent ethics experts are unimpressed by these assurances. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Clearly unimpressed with the response, the men head around back and conduct their own sweep. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unimpressed

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unimpressed was in 1868

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