UNCOOL Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

uncool

adjective

Definition of uncool

as in unhip

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Recent Examples of uncool In Ketticè’s time frame, all the kids are still blithely using Facebook to message each other, update their status and bully one another, the platform having not yet become the domain of the old, cranky and terminally uncool. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Social media has made socialism cool stateside and the war in Iran uncool. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 While most tweens and teens think most things are uncool, her children were impressed and happy to be there. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Everything looks like it’s being optimized for sales volume, which is inherently uncool. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncool

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At the tail-end of the 20th century, that comparison meant that Cornelius, born Keigo Oyamada, made liberal use of samples, knew his way around a beat, and showed an affection for then-unhip or obscure corners of pop-music history.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
Portofino Tower is an iconic, if a little unhip, South of Fifth luxury complex that’s long been home to Miami Beach’s swashbuckling finance types.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of unhip

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She is welcomed by other interns including the warm and fun Tabitha (Shrinking’s Lupita Maxwell) and nerdy Leonard (a funny Daniel Zolghadri), along with the more colorful Daphne (Iris Apatow).

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Also, don’t sleep on this relatively strong Mercury for smoothing your travels and adding a dose of nerdy stimulation to your adventures.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

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