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
For her final wedding to Arthur Miller in 1956, the bride wore a tea-length beige dress and a halo veil.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Grab the last-chance puffer that pairs with everything on sale in black, beige, or khaki.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
Rounding out the offering is a wide cuff of generous rounded proportions, rendered in beige gold.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Colombian juggernaut sports a t-shirt and light blue denim jeans, while the Puerto Rican rapper wears a t-shirt and beige cargo pants.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2025
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Grab the last-chance puffer that pairs with everything on sale in black, beige, or khaki.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
Rounding out the offering is a wide cuff of generous rounded proportions, rendered in beige gold.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Colombian juggernaut sports a t-shirt and light blue denim jeans, while the Puerto Rican rapper wears a t-shirt and beige cargo pants.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beige
Adjective
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Yes, the rich women went to Sedona on Sutton’s private plane, but before that there were a few scenes back in boring old Los Angeles.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Disease prevention should be boring, routine, expected, and easy to access.—
Uché Blackstock,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The long-sleeve polo sweater has elegant pearl buttons that pop against the sweater’s neutral color.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Bold prints and vibrant colors, think leopard platforms or colorful faux-fur heels, are the easiest way to inject personality and turn even the most neutral outfit into a head-turner.—
Erica Paige,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The score, a nondescript pop-synth mood (feat.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rooms are elegant but nondescript, with only the basic necessities—a bed, a dresser, and bathrooms that could stand to be updated.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The leap into modernity can feel like sliding into a featureless void, in which every transaction of any sort becomes hard to distinguish.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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The most recent test campaign, captured in our image of the day, focused on software called Extended Robust Aerial Autonomy, designed to help future Mars rotorcraft navigate somewhat featureless terrain, which was the very challenge that caused problems for Ingenuity during its final flights.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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Contributor Yelena Moroz Alpert finds Brooklinen’s prints a good midway point between something too chintzy or something too dull, and thinks highly of the material as well.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 Jan. 2026
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The fiber’s irregular length distribution—with 50 percent at 28 millimeters and 50 percent in the 10 to 20 millimeter range—delivers a textured, semi-dull and opaque aesthetic that achieves a genuine, vintage washdown performance.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Beige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beige. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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