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are underwhelming
verb
To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.
synonyms
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Their overall numbers are underwhelming.
The desserts, though, are underwhelming, with pastry crusts the texture of flowerpots.
Journals, and study authors, too, may drop studies that are underwhelming.
Journals, and study authors too, may drop studies that are underwhelming.
According to Mr. Keuschnigg, the construction sector has substantial excess capacity and its long-term market prospects are underwhelming.
That is not all the army's doing: in those areas where the civilian writ still runs, the results are underwhelming.
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The crowd, however, are underwhelmed.
Given these limitations, some researchers are underwhelmed by the study.
The response was underwhelming.
The reaction was underwhelming.
— it was underwhelming.
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