unadventurous

adjective

Definition of unadventurousnext
as in unassertive

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Recent Examples of unadventurous Mirabella had famously repainted former editor Diana Vreeland’s red office a shade of beige, which became a metaphor for her reputation as being too unadventurous. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 June 2025 The team became a kind of lazy shorthand for tastefully unadventurous filmmaking, and unfairly so. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 Alas, while the comics themselves have prominence on-screen in their static form, the doc remains a proficient, engaging portrait, but an unadventurous one. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025 My navy blazer, white shirt and khakis would otherwise have felt rather staid and unadventurous (at least for me), but the texture, color, and patina of my polo belt felt apropos. — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unadventurous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadventurous
  1. unassertive
  2. embarrassed
  3. antisocial
  4. unsocial
  5. unsociable
  6. self-conscious
Adjective
  • This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.
    — Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of unassertive
Adjective
  • By the time Lee’s moved on to thanking his dad for not believing him, thereby giving him something to prove, an embarrassed Frances is making a quick run for the exit.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Dallas got thoroughly embarrassed at home by a winless Buccaneers squad, surrendering 241 rushing yards and making an 0-4 offense look explosive.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of embarrassed
Adjective
  • It would be seen as a work of merciless autofiction in the vein of Karl Ove Knausgaard, and it would be discussed, as his books are, as aggressive, antisocial, and spiteful.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Why audiobook walking clubs make socializing easier Silently walking next to strangers while wearing headphones might sound antisocial.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of antisocial
Adjective
  • Especially now, during the daunting age of unsocial media.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
Definition of unsocial
Adjective
  • Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Definition of unsociable
Adjective
  • New York act Castle Rat finds a savvy middle ground between doom metal and the self-conscious theatricality of Gwar or Black Sabbath — minus some of the gorier elements.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With its silly oversized thumbs and frantic shaking needed to escape pins, this mini-game is one example of how a game like Nintendo Switch Sports Resort could make some older gamers feel self-conscious.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of self-conscious

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“Unadventurous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadventurous. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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