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Recent Examples of unamusing For some, the fundamental flaw will be that, despite the title, the comic material (mostly culled from vintage gags of the period) the characters perform onstage sounds painfully unamusing to contemporary ears. —
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unamusing
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As such, Eddy is off to tour the South as a salesman as the boys spend the summer with their humorless granny (Ellen Ratner) and their childlike Aunt Bella (Renee Rogoff), who works in the store.— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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The film’s premise is almost as ill-advised and cringeworthy as its execution is crushingly humorless.— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
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The band felt embarrassed wearing those lame outfits.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
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Full lame-duck seasons like the one coming up here are rare; and for good reason.— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Kimmel's come in for criticism in recent months because his show is so unrelentingly unfunny, extreme, and tough to watch.— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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The humor spawned by Emma’s confession will strike some as deeply unfunny, while others might uncomfortably chuckle at its cleverness.— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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And there is talk, apparently in earnest, about the Antichrist.— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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As production started in earnest, the team behind the film said their film will blend the spirit of a road movie with the magical language characteristic of Coelho’s work.— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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The breadth of recent enforcement actions and license revocations makes clear that this is a serious, ongoing problem that demands immediate and sustained action.— Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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But that document raised serious questions about recent assertions made by the city in a related lawsuit.— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Unamusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/unamusing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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