Meanings
adjectiveunsensational (comparative more unsensational, superlative most unsensational)
comparative more unsensational · superlative most unsensational
- Not sensational
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot of such character as to arouse intense interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction
Opposite
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-
- Englishsensational
- Englishunsensational
From un- + sensational.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unsensational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsensational
MLA
“unsensational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsensational. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsensational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsensational.
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