Underwhelmed by is the standard and most natural combination. Underwhelmed with appears occasionally but is less idiomatic in current English.
Use underwhelmed by to say that something failed to impress you. Underwhelmed with is uncommon and often sounds unnatural to many speakers.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use by with events, products, performances, or experiences that did not impress.
By can also introduce a person whose work or behaviour disappointed you.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
With appears occasionally but is not the preferred standard combination.
✕ We were underwhelmed with the results. ✓ We were underwhelmed by the results.About is not a natural complement after underwhelmed.
✕ She felt underwhelmed about the event. ✓ She felt underwhelmed by the event.Underwhelmed means not impressed; overwhelmed means strongly affected.
✓ I was underwhelmed by the film.Underwhelmed usually refers to a specific thing or experience.
✓ They were underwhelmed by the product launch.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It is not impossible, but many speakers consider it less natural than underwhelmed by.
Yes. You can be underwhelmed by someone's performance, behaviour, or work.
Yes. It means that something was less impressive or exciting than expected.
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