as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring
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Recent Examples of beige
The al fresco dining area is covered with beige tents, dulling the landscape.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
The rooms Dripping in neutral tones of gray, beige, and cream, the suites bring the outdoors inside.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
The end result should be pale beige with a cloud-like appearance.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
After the renovation, the restaurant connects more with its outdoor areas, features a pastel and beige color palette and solid wood tables with artisanal touches that follow the latest décor trends—moving away from minimalism and coldness.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
The rooms Dripping in neutral tones of gray, beige, and cream, the suites bring the outdoors inside.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
The end result should be pale beige with a cloud-like appearance.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
After the renovation, the restaurant connects more with its outdoor areas, features a pastel and beige color palette and solid wood tables with artisanal touches that follow the latest décor trends—moving away from minimalism and coldness.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beige
Adjective
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An exhausting, preachy, frankly, boring and outdated version of his former self.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Let’s be honest here, and no disrespect to venerable family board games, but Monopoly is kind of boring.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Those ratings create an estimate of how many goals each team is expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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As for footwear, Queen Maxima opted for a pair of tan leather pointed toe pumps for a neutral addition to her springtime apparel, courtesy of Gianvito Rossi.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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It was parked in front of a dispensary in a nondescript strip mall on Bruceville Road in Valley Hi.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Everything about the camp, with its beige corridors and scuffed canteen, is familiar and nondescript, said Alissa Wilkinson in The New York Times, but writer-director Charlie Polinger knows how to make the everyday ominous.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The 39th floor penthouse of SoftBank’s downtown Tokyo headquarters is not your usual featureless C-suite.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Best gentle shampoo for colored hair This award-winning shampoo and conditioner duo is made with organic rose oil and peaches, which revive dull or fading color.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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The Noni Glow Face Oil is Miranda’s favorite, a lightweight yet powerful face oil formulated to help visibly nourish, brighten and smooth dry or dull skin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Beige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beige. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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