undistinguished
adjective
un·dis·tin·guished
ˌən-di-ˈstiŋ-(g)wisht 
: not distinguished: such as
a
: not marked by eminence, distinction, or quality
a bland, undistinguished pop album
an undistinguished career
b
: not perceived as distinct : not differentiated
The disease [syphilis] was first noticed in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century, though it may have existed before then undistinguished from leprosy.—
Wayne Biddle
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This undistinguished cartoon about three maidens holding up a building is not a story but a situation stretched out to six minutes.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Request Reprint Permissions Download Article After serving a brief, undistinguished term as Japan’s prime minister in 2006–7, Shinzo Abe seemed destined for the political sidelines.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2013
But Horizon—while being at least somewhat culturally sensitive, handsome to look at, and reasonably engaging—still comes off as curiously undistinguished.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
For the most part, though, his record in getting laws enacted is undistinguished.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Request Reprint Permissions Download Article After serving a brief, undistinguished term as Japan’s prime minister in 2006–7, Shinzo Abe seemed destined for the political sidelines.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2013
But Horizon—while being at least somewhat culturally sensitive, handsome to look at, and reasonably engaging—still comes off as curiously undistinguished.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
For the most part, though, his record in getting laws enacted is undistinguished.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Undistinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undistinguished. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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