- past tense form of underwhelm.
- past participle of underwhelm.
underwhelmed
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The sequence has some clever gags, but you’re distracted by the awareness of being narratively underwhelmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
This city of dreaming spires has lit the Promethean flame under poets and artists for centuries, but its latest architectural offering—20-yard rail and foot bridges connecting Oxford Station over Botley Road—has underwhelmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Sack said there was "biological plausibility" to think such a treatment might work, but said she was "very underwhelmed by the data that exists".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Netflix shares dropped as much as 8 percent Thursday after results underwhelmed investors already worried about slowing engagement at the streaming giant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
“As aquatic spectacles go, I am a trifle underwhelmed by your lake. Is this where the swans are?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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