unexceptional
adjective
, -shə-nᵊl\
Definition of unexceptional
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unexceptional
Synonyms
average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard-issue, unremarkable, usual, workaday
Antonyms
abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual
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Examples of unexceptional in a Sentence
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The only menu miss was the unexceptional mezze plate, with Marcona almonds, marinated almonds, tahini hummus and whipped farmers cheese. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "With Serea, does the Hotel Del once again have a restaurant worthy of the setting?," 29 Aug. 2019 On a normal game day, the officials’ locker room is a small, unexceptional room on the other side of Sanford Stadium. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Behind the Scenes as SEC Refs Get a Unique Primer at Georgia Camp," 22 Aug. 2019 While Hurst quickly established himself as a reliable target for then-starter Joe Flacco, Andrews looked like the limited prospect some critics had tagged him as: unexceptional athlete, poor blocker, not aggressive enough. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "‘The savviest route runner I’ve ever seen’: Why Ravens TE Mark Andrews is worthy of imitation," 2 Aug. 2019 His performance was, in short, unexceptional but sufficient. — Dana Milbank, The Mercury News, "Milbank: Biden was gloriously adequate in second Democratic debate," 1 Aug. 2019 This will soon be unexceptional So far, 2019 is shaping up to rival the worst melt year on record: 2012. — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, "A heat wave is turning Greenland’s ice to slush. That's bad news.," 1 Aug. 2019 Average temperatures may be unexceptional in 2019, but the weather extremes seen in the United States are changing character. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Last month broke the record for hottest June ever in Europe and around the world," 2 July 2019 On the contrary, Ochoa's club career has been remarkably unexceptional. — SI.com, "8 Players Who Always Seem to Play Better for Their National Side," 22 June 2019 All England needed to secure automatic qualification for the 2002 World Cup was a point in their final qualifier, a home fixture against an unexceptional Greece team. — SI.com, "7 Times the Fate of a Team Rested on One Player's Shoulders," 13 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unexceptional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unexceptional
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