Entry Word: wishy–washy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character <this story is too wishy-washy; you need to add some verve to it>

Synonyms banal, flat, insipid

Related Words unentertaining, unexciting, uninspiring, unrewarding, unsatisfying; bland, boring, drab, dreary, dry, dull, heavy, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying; inane; innocuous, inoffensive; mild, soft, subdued, tame, weak; common, commonplace, ordinary, stale, unexceptional

Near Antonyms piquant, poignant, pungent, racy, spicy; meaty, substantial; entertaining, exciting, galvanizing, inspiring, invigorating, thrilling

2 lacking strength of will or character <in a time of crisis the nation can ill afford wishy-washy leaders> — see weak 2