Meaning & use
unmotivating
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Failing to inspire enthusiasm, effort, or a desire to act.
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The lecture was so unmotivating that half the class dozed off.
She found the repetitive tasks at work increasingly unmotivating.
A note on using this word
"Unmotivating" is a fairly informal coinage, more common in everyday speech than in formal writing, which often prefers "uninspiring" or "demotivating."
Words with a similar meaning
uninspiringdull
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Words with an opposite meaning
motivatinginspiring
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