unmotivated
unmotivated adjective: lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or excel.
Adjective
unmotivated (comparative more unmotivated, superlative most unmotivated)
- Lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or excel.
- Near-synonym: demotivated
- an unmotivated student
- Synonyms:
- demotivated
- Antonyms:
- motivated, remotivated
- For which there is no motive, or no apparent rational motive.
- Near-synonym: unprovoked
- an unmotivated murder
- Synonyms:
- unprovoked
Examples of unmotivated in a sentence
- When a typically chatty employee who often participates in meetings and is engaged and enthusiastic suddenly becomes unmotivated and quieter, that person could be at risk for burnout.2019 September 9, Kathryn Vasel, “Burnout is a big deal. Here’s how managers can spot it”, in CNN Business:
- An inherited etymology should not involve too many unmotivated irrregular sound changes aor ^([sic]) non-trivial semantic shifts.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 41:
Synonyms of unmotivated
Antonyms
Forms of unmotivated
| comparative | more unmotivated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unmotivated |
Origin of unmotivated
From un- + motivated.
Words formed from unmotivated
Questions about unmotivated
- What does unmotivated mean?
- Unmotivated means lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or excel.
- How do you use unmotivated in a sentence?
- When a typically chatty employee who often participates in meetings and is engaged and enthusiastic suddenly becomes unmotivated and quieter, that person could be at risk for burnout.
- What part of speech is unmotivated?
- Unmotivated is an adjective.
Words near unmotivated in the dictionary
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