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underwhelming
less impressive than expected
If something is underwhelming, it is less impressive or exciting than people expected.
Hear it in real life
Did you enjoy the concert?
The singer was good, but the final song was underwhelming.
The restaurant's famous dessert was surprisingly underwhelming.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The film was underwhelmed.
Say: The film was underwhelming.
Use the -ing form for the thing that causes disappointment; "underwhelmed" describes a person's feeling.
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How it fits in a sentence.
be underwhelming; an underwhelming experience
Your turn: say it out loud
The restaurant's famous dessert was surprisingly underwhelming.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
underwhelming
less impressive than expected
“The restaurant's famous dessert was surprisingly underwhelming.”
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