UNGLAMOROUS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

unglamorous

adjective

Definition of unglamorous

as in unromantic

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Recent Examples of unglamorous Sherman is known to savage, with unglamorous insensitivity, the vaunted creative directors of the great houses. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 These guys might do much of the unglamorous work that goes unnoticed, breaking up play, playing short passes and sliding across into position to snuff out counter-attacks, but their role is highly valued in the transfer market. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 The pitch-shifting and sampling sound crude and unglamorous, pretty clearly the result of the producer loading up fragments and mashing buttons at will, as though literally taking his frustration out on himself. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026 Innovaccer’s bet is on a decade of unglamorous plumbing, the data infrastructure connecting hospitals’ locked up electronic health records and insurance claims systems. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unglamorous

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For 30 minutes, the hunter watched the whitetails play a cat-and-mouse game as the buck tried to stay close to the unromantic does.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Gorgeous cinematography and a very unromantic portrayal of the grueling life of a secret agent make this a solid watch.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026

Definition of unromantic

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Even on a dusty tarmac with the car riding on decidedly unexotic Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires (the same rubber that was used to set its official 0–60 and quarter-mile times), the Nevera leapt off the line without a hint of wheelspin.

— Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
Benefit’s popular cherry-red Benetint started life in 1976 as a nipple stain made for exotic dancers out of rose petals and carmine and later commercialized for the unexotic rest of us.

— Linda Wells, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2021

Definition of unexotic

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