- past participle of underwhelm.
- past tense form of underwhelm.
underwhelmed
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The sequence has some clever gags, but you’re distracted by the awareness of being narratively underwhelmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Then came Friday’s U.S. jobs report — which underwhelmed Wall Street, took the odds of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike in October below 20%, and triggered more swings in U.S. government bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
MA thinks there’s a risk the market will be underwhelmed by a maiden study on the project, which is likely to be limited by an initial 1.8-million-metric-ton processing rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Netflix shares dropped as much as 8 percent Thursday after results underwhelmed investors already worried about slowing engagement at the streaming giant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
“As aquatic spectacles go, I am a trifle underwhelmed by your lake. Is this where the swans are?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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