UNEXCITING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unexciting mean? 

• UNEXCITING (adjective)
  The adjective UNEXCITING has 2 senses:

1. not stimulating

2. not exciting

  Familiarity information: UNEXCITING used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNEXCITING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not stimulating

Synonyms:

unexciting; unstimulating

Similar:

bland; flat (lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting)

dry; juiceless (lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless)

vapid (lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest)

Also:

unexciting (not exciting)

uninteresting (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement)

unmoving (not arousing emotions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Not exciting

Context example:

lived an unexciting life

Similar:

commonplace; humdrum; prosaic; unglamorous; unglamourous (not challenging; dull and lacking excitement)

uninspired (having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement)

tame (flat and uninspiring)

Also:

uninteresting (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement)

unprovocative; unprovoking (not provocative)

unexciting; unstimulating (not stimulating)

Attribute:

excitation; excitement; fervor; fervour; inflammation (the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up)

Antonym:

exciting (creating or arousing excitement)