as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
travelers settling for nondescript motel rooms that could be located anywhere
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Recent Examples of nondescript
The car had a nondescript name, but its looks captured global attention.
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
Geno Auriemma’s Huskies, after losing to a ranked team, usually has to wait weeks while wading through a series of nondescript Big East opponents to get another chance.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Long Draw Pizza Sited in a nondescript sheet metal building, Long Draw Pizza is a local favorite.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
Most of the houses along the main street in the bottom of the canyon had collapsed long ago and slithered into nondescript piles of weathered boards in the floor of the wash.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
Geno Auriemma’s Huskies, after losing to a ranked team, usually has to wait weeks while wading through a series of nondescript Big East opponents to get another chance.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Long Draw Pizza Sited in a nondescript sheet metal building, Long Draw Pizza is a local favorite.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
Most of the houses along the main street in the bottom of the canyon had collapsed long ago and slithered into nondescript piles of weathered boards in the floor of the wash.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
Adjective
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The whole thing also looks pretty—budget and midrange phones tend to be super boring, but the Pixel 8A has a smart design with a matte rear texture.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Best nude kitten heels Elegant, neutral nude heels go with pretty much every ensemble, from casual brunch ’fits to full-on gowns.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2025
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Season 14 Erika is lighter, focusing on her personal growth and independence, and serving as a (mostly) neutral mediator between the warring forces of Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And yet all of this effort is carried across in an on-camera attitude that resembles Meghan’s on-camera wardrobe: Well-tailored and beige.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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The actor and all-around-visible person wore a completely see-through, barely beige Dilara Findikoglu dress.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The victim is not some nameless, faceless corporate automaton.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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Creating comedy in which the principal characters are involved in crime does require some balance — worse criminals to contrast with the nicer ones, or a deserving or faceless target, or, as here, no other option.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But Trump, in announcing the meeting, was noncommittal about any coming American security guarantees.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Weeks later, Rodgers flew from California to New Jersey to meet with the new leadership team after each was noncommittal about his status during the introductory press conference in late January.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The fight was very dull and Ankalaev most held his way to the victory.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Without their alternate selves to tug at them, these characters would be dull, dull, dull.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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