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unexceptional

[uhn-ik-sep-shuh-nl] / ˌʌn ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nl /
ADJECTIVE
ordinary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mediocre prosaic so-so unremarkable
WEAK
average characterless common commonplace conventional dull everyday fair garden-variety insignificant modest no great shakes normal nothing special nothing to write home about pedestrian plain routine run-of-the-mill second-rate typical undistinguished uneventful unexciting unimpressive uninspired unmemorable unnoteworthy usual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exceptional

Example Sentences

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Whose identities are treated as unexceptional in public life?

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

December’s average Treasury return is unexceptional, but in combination with November it is higher than in any other two-month period of the calendar.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

During the winters of the other three years of the Presidential cycle, in contrast, the stock market’s average performance is unexceptional.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Even Sargent’s sister Emily weighs in with an unexceptional watercolor of the interior of the Frari.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

From the moment I agreed to go to Nepal my intention was to ascend every bit as high as my unexceptional legs and lungs would carry me.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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