1
: lacking in assurance, sophistication, or self-control
2
: failing to accord with the values or styles (as of dress or behavior) of a particular group : not accepted or admired as cool or proper
driving an uncool car
an uncool remark
Examples of uncool in a Sentence
Her parents' car is totally uncool.
It's uncool to lie to your friends.
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There was a really a deep distinction between prestige food writing and home cooking, which was very gendered and uncool.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
The human being, the original subject of art that had concerned painters since time immemorial, was suddenly, somehow, uncool.
—Mark Guiducci, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
In a conversation from the road, Hewson and Keating talked about their expectations for Florida and South America, hanging out with their musical heroes in Pearl Jam, and the uncool advice dispensed by Bono, maybe the coolest dad in the world.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
By Samantha Allen February 24, 2025 Between his breakout on The Other Two and his new role on Netflix’s basketball comedy show Running Point, Drew Tarver is getting used to playing the uncool sibling.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 24 Feb. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
The human being, the original subject of art that had concerned painters since time immemorial, was suddenly, somehow, uncool.
—Mark Guiducci, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
In a conversation from the road, Hewson and Keating talked about their expectations for Florida and South America, hanging out with their musical heroes in Pearl Jam, and the uncool advice dispensed by Bono, maybe the coolest dad in the world.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
By Samantha Allen February 24, 2025 Between his breakout on The Other Two and his new role on Netflix’s basketball comedy show Running Point, Drew Tarver is getting used to playing the uncool sibling.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncool
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“Uncool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncool. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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