as in neutral
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
received the usual uneager response when she asked for volunteers to help clean up
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Recent Examples of uneager
The reports returned a definite conclusion: Parents weren’t interested at all, uneager to let their kids loose in a digital arena as expansive as Facebook.
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Abram Brown, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Abram Brown, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
The Great Lakes delegation is uneager to put up with the drama of managing an aging and unreliable Great Lakes icebreaker fleet again.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneager
Adjective
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Rosenblatt upgrades Cisco to buy from neutral Rosenblatt upgraded the stock following earnings on Wednesday.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Canadians got away from an odd-man rush after a Filip Forsberg turnover and a late-arriving Victor Hedman neutral-zone stall.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hollywood's renowned celebrity Morgan Freeman has come under fire from NASCAR fans for his unenthusiastic engine start command at the Pennzoil 400 last weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Recruiters are contending with a population that’s not just unenthusiastic but incapable.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That said, the current reception to AI PCs remains lukewarm.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Japan is also dinged in the taxation category, while Singapore has lukewarm scores for personal freedoms.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The tepid game atmosphere was raised by many of the hundreds of Leafs faithful who responded to our ownership survey last month.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu gave a tepid endorsement, noting that both leaders agree that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Uneager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneager. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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