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# unimpressed

adjective (unimpressed; usually after a verb: be/look/seem unimpressed)

«unimpressed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unimpressed means not thinking that someone or something is good, special or clever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/#m1)
2. Showing that you are a little annoyed or not pleased, often with a flat look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories to show a character's reaction, often funny: a cat, a teacher or a parent looks unimpressed. It tells the reader that someone was not won over. Phrases: «look unimpressed», «be unimpressed by/with», «distinctly unimpressed».

### Examples

- The cat looked unimpressed by its new toy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/#x1)
- Mum was unimpressed when she saw the muddy carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/#x2)
- The judges seemed unimpressed with his magic trick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/#x3)
- I was unimpressed by the film; it was boring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/#x4)
- Grandpa stayed unimpressed by the new phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/#x5)
- Our teacher was unimpressed that nobody did the homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: «impressed». Followed by «by» or «with». Usually not before a noun. Milder than «angry» or «disgusted».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unimpressed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unimpressed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unimpressed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unimpressed.html) on Mova free.