unglamorous

adjective

un·​glam·​or·​ous

ˌən-ˈglam-rəs, 

-ˈgla-mə- 

: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous

unglamorous work

… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.

—Asher Price

Examples of unglamorous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As in any merger, there’s a lot of unglamorous backend work to be done. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

It’s closed by the unglamorous work of connecting patients’ full medical history and staying accountable to getting the answer right over years, not just once. — Adam Farren, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Everyone else is better served by the unglamorous fundamentals. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

But none of that gets built without electricians running the conduit, HVAC techs keeping the servers cool, welders and pipefitters and heavy equipment operators doing the unglamorous work that makes the glamorous stuff possible. — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unglamorous

• amorous
• clamorous
• gammarus
• glamorous