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单词 unadventurous
释义

unadventurous

adjective

un·​ad·​ven·​tur·​ous ˌən-əd-ˈven-ch(ə-)rəs How to pronounce unadventurous (audio)
: not adventurous
an unadventurous person
an architecturally unadventurous design
unadventurously adverb
unadventurousness noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This unadventurous pursuit entails imitating its characters’ details, costumes and color palette to mimic, as closely as possible, what the audience is already familiar with. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Like Rugani, Rodrigo Bentancur has failed to show any tangible progress, and his passing has become increasingly unadventurous after a string of high profile mistakes. Adam Digby, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021 Since taping, Cicolini has emerged as somewhat of a local celebrity and rightfully so — her innovative, Abbruzzo-style approach to proteins that many unadventurous eaters shy away from (like tripe, liver and heart) is food artistry at its finest. Joey Skladany, PEOPLE.com, 27 Sep. 2021 Not that Chambers has led a dull, plotless, unadventurous existence. Jason Kehe, Wired, 16 Sep. 2021 An unadventurous and disciplined Villarreal side, expertly coached by Unai Emery, sat back and invited United to attack, but they were put under very little pressure. Sam Pilger, Forbes, 27 May 2021 Sacked by the chairman, replaced by a perpetual winner who, at the time of writing, looks likely to break that habit with us, turning us into a boring, unadventurous, mid-table, mediocre side in the process. Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 8 May 2021 But this doesn’t mean that wine drinkers today are unadventurous. Bon Appétit, 5 May 2021 The team became a kind of lazy shorthand for tastefully unadventurous filmmaking, and unfairly so. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

unadventurous

adjective

as in unassertive

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unassertive
  • unenterprising
  • embarrassed
  • unsocial
  • unsociable
  • antisocial
  • self-conscious
  • uptight
  • diffident
  • awkward
  • lone
  • reserved
  • uneasy
  • bashful
  • introverted
  • inhibited
  • sheepish
  • lone-wolf
  • demure
  • backward
  • coy
  • withdrawn
  • modest
  • recessive
  • shy
  • retiring
  • self-effacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • immodest
  • gregarious
  • convivial
  • outgoing
  • extroverted
  • sociable
  • extraverted
  • social
  • companionable
  • bold
  • forceful
  • clubbable
  • boon
  • uninhibited
  • dashing
  • brash
  • forward
  • unreserved
  • clubable
  • overbold
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