uncompelling

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnkəmˈpɛlɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌnkəmˈpɛlɪŋ/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
not persuasive or interesting

The pitch was so uncompelling that investors left early.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not persuasive or interesting unconvincing uninterestingunpersuasiveweak dull flat

Opposites

compelling convincing gripping persuasive

Word family

Related forms compelling compel compulsion

Etymology

From un- ('not') + compelling, present participle of compel, from Latin compellere ('to drive together, force'), from com- ('together') + pellere ('to drive, push').

un- Old English compellere Latin pellere Latin

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# uncompelling

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌʌnkəmˈpɛlɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌnkəmˈpɛlɪŋ

## Meanings
1. not persuasive or interesting

## Examples
- The pitch was so uncompelling that investors left early.

## Synonyms
- unconvincing
- uninteresting
- unpersuasive
- weak
- dull
- flat

## Antonyms
- compelling
- convincing
- gripping
- persuasive

## Related Forms
- compelling
- compel
- compulsion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: compellere
- Root: pellere

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + compelling, present participle of compel, from Latin compellere ('to drive together, force'), from com- ('together') + pellere ('to drive, push').

## AI Etymology
Uncompelling is from un- ('not') + compelling, present participle of compel, from Latin compellere ('to drive together, force'), from com- ('together') + pellere ('to drive, push'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), compellere (Latin), and pellere (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not persuasive or interesting. The wider family includes related words such as compelling, compel, and compulsion.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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