Meanings
comparative more undistinguished · superlative most undistinguished · alternative undistinguisht
- Not distinguished: not marked by conspicuous qualities.
While most are familiar with the history of the Third Reich from 1933 onward, this essay offers insight into the undistinguished, prefamous Hitler.
2015, J. Ward Regan, Great Books Written in Prison, page 1671 more example
All the messages in and around Wembley before and during this FA Cup final pointed to this Wembley showpiece marking the end of Van Gaal's largely undistinguished two-year spell in charge.
2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC - Not distinguished: not having an air of distinction.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot special in any way; lacking distinction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishdistinguish
- Englishdistinguished
- Englishundistinguished
From un- + distinguished.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian незабележим, неразличим
- незабележим (nezabeležim)not marked by conspicuous qualities
- неразличим (nerazličim)not having an air of distinction
German durchschnittlich, mäßig
- durchschnittlichnot marked by conspicuous qualities
- mäßignot marked by conspicuous qualities
- mittelmäßignot marked by conspicuous qualities
- unauffällignot having an air of distinction
- alltäglichnot having an air of distinction
- gewöhnlichnot having an air of distinction
Latin ignobilis
- ignobilisnot marked by conspicuous qualities
Cite this entry
undistinguished. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undistinguished
“undistinguished.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undistinguished. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undistinguished,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undistinguished.
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