How do you use Unenthusiastic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like cold or halfhearted, plus the exact meaning.
Unenthusiastic meaning
Without enthusiasm; unexcited.
Synonyms of Unenthusiastic
Using Unenthusiastic
- The main meaning on this page is: Without enthusiasm; unexcited.
- Useful related words include: cold, halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid.
- In the example corpus, unenthusiastic often appears in combinations such as: unenthusiastic about, were unenthusiastic, an unenthusiastic.
Context around Unenthusiastic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 4 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unenthusiastic
- In this selection, "unenthusiastic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sporting, likewise, initially, autobot, yes and faces stand out and add context to how "unenthusiastic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include critics were unenthusiastic about the and are sporting unenthusiastic faces. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unenthusiastic" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unenthusiastic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The reception was unenthusiastic. (4 words)
Democratic Rep. Meg Froelich of Englewood was another unenthusiastic yes vote. (11 words)
This moderate group of pragmatists were unenthusiastic about Mao's utopian visions. (12 words)
The initial 7X7 was conceived as a short take-off and landing airliner intended for short-distance flights, but customers were unenthusiastic about the concept, leading to its redefinition as a mid-size, transcontinental-range airliner. (36 words)
In a picture circulating online, Kim can be seen not paying attention to the game as she looks at her cell phone, while Kendall and Hailey are sporting unenthusiastic faces. (30 words)
However, owing to Chapman's alcoholism, Cleese found himself bearing an increasing workload in the partnership and was therefore unenthusiastic about doing a series with just the two of them. (30 words)
Example sentences (18)
Mirage's bio describes him as an unenthusiastic Autobot — formerly part of Cybertron's high class, he misses his pre-war life of aristocratic leisure.
Democratic Rep. Meg Froelich of Englewood was another unenthusiastic yes vote.
In a picture circulating online, Kim can be seen not paying attention to the game as she looks at her cell phone, while Kendall and Hailey are sporting unenthusiastic faces.
Likewise unenthusiastic about the proposal is the finance ministry and the banks association.
Assessments by businesses surveyed by the Federal Reserve range from unenthusiastic to glum.
Instead they received an unenthusiastic commitment by Apache to continue drilling deeper in hopes of a find.
The White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, another retired four-star general, was also unenthusiastic about Mr. Bolton’s hiring.
Critics were unenthusiastic about the film, which was nevertheless Tracy's most successful box office outing since Father of the Bride.
Critics were unenthusiastic about the production but with Hepburn's popularity at a high it ran for 16 sold-out weeks.
Eva is unenthusiastic about Beckmesser, who appears to be the only eligible contestant.
Hartnell (November 1981) Selling the ZX81 over the counter was seen as something of a gamble and Rowland's colleagues were initially unenthusiastic about the scheme.
Hindenburg was unenthusiastic about these plans, but was pressured into going along with them by his son along with Meißner and Schleicher.
However, owing to Chapman's alcoholism, Cleese found himself bearing an increasing workload in the partnership and was therefore unenthusiastic about doing a series with just the two of them.
Morrison, p. 50 It had an unenthusiastic reception and was quickly withdrawn, although it was revived successfully a year later in Monte Carlo and London.
The initial 7X7 was conceived as a short take-off and landing airliner intended for short-distance flights, but customers were unenthusiastic about the concept, leading to its redefinition as a mid-size, transcontinental-range airliner.
The reception was unenthusiastic.
This moderate group of pragmatists were unenthusiastic about Mao's utopian visions.
Tora!, finally released to unenthusiastic reviews in September 1970, was, as Donald Richie put it, an "almost unmitigated tragedy" in Kurosawa's career.
Common combinations with unenthusiastic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- unenthusiastic about 10×
- were unenthusiastic 4×
- an unenthusiastic 3×
- was unenthusiastic 2×