A fork of Rural Dictionary
unimpressed, unmoved, disappointed by lack of cerebral prowess or performance, failure to meet expectations, failure to provide evidence to support arguments
His performance did not wow me at all, I was totally underwhelmed.
The opposite of overwhelming. Usually uneventful and nothing special. Often associated with mediocrity.
Friend one: Hey have herd this new band called (shitty band name)?
Friend two: No. Should I?
Friend one: Nah, they're pretty underwhelming.
Antonym of overwhelmed.
I was underwhelmed with the new vacation spot.
Failure to impress or make an impression on a person or audience. Typically, the person performing the action believes they brought amazing skills and expertise to the table.
Brad: "Heeeeeyyyy Becky. I'm surprised you got up so early with our (wink) late night...."
Becky: "meh, last night was pretty underwhelming". I'm off to the gym!