Synonyms of blah

blah 1 of 2

noun

ˈblä 

variants also blah-blah

1

as in nonsense

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonsense
• nuts
• garbage
• rubbish
• silliness
• drool
• stupidity
• jazz
• muck
• rot
• craziness
• hogwash
• claptrap
• beans
• absurdity
• poppycock
• blither
• twaddle
• trash
• piffle
• guff
• hooey
• insanity
• baloney
• foolishness
• blather
• bunk
• crapola
• balderdash
• punk
• hokum
• malarkey
• absurdness
• folderol
• bosh
• humbuggery
• trumpery
• tosh
• bunkum
• crock
• blatherskite
• drivel
• fudge
• bilge
• flapdoodle
• madness
• hokeypokey
• tommyrot
• bull
• humbug
• fiddle
• fiddlesticks
• applesauce
• codswallop
• blarney
• horsefeathers
• taradiddle
• nerts
• hoodoo
• folly
• flannel
• fiddle-faddle
• senselessness
• slush
• moonshine
• idiocy
• inanity
• kookiness
• rigmarole
• tomfoolery
• greek
• asininity
• foolery
• imbecility
• gas
• lunacy
• inaneness
• hot air
• hocus-pocus
• monkey business
• witlessness
• hoity-toity
• shenanigan(s)
• fatuity
• monkeyshine(s)
• double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sense
• rationality
• reasonableness
• common sense
• horse sense
• sensibleness
• reasonability
• judgment
• wisdom
• levelheadedness
• discernment

2

as in boredom

blahs plural the state of being bored

I've just been stuck in the blahs lately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boredom
• restlessness
• ennui
• tedium
• melancholy
• weariness
• sameness
• doldrums
• listlessness
• lethargy
• dullness
• monotony
• indifference
• cheerlessness
• lassitude
• languor
• joylessness
• lifelessness
• languidness
• torpidity
• apathy
• torpor
• unconcern
• dispiritedness
• monotonousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fascination
• excitement
• absorption
• enchantment
• involvement
• engagement
• stimulation
• immersion
• engrossment
• animation
• entertainment
• relief
• captivation
• amusement
• bewitchment
• beguilement
• invigoration
• enlivenment
• diversion

blah

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adjective

as in boring

Related Words

• boring
• drab
• monotonous
• uninteresting
• tedious
• dullish
• prosy
• tiresome
• dreary
• soggy
• spiritless
• prosaic
• stodgy
• stupid
• humdrum
• stale
• unexciting
• gray
• dry
• unimaginative
• ho-hum
• old
• arid
• wearisome
• barren
• tiring
• weary
• leaden
• stuffy
• uneventful
• uninspiring
• jejune
• dusty
• monochromatic
• colorless
• slow
• sterile
• aseptic
• dull
• ponderous
• pedestrian
• annoying
• unrewarding
• tame
• pallid
• wearying
• undramatic
• unspectacular
• blank
• irksome
• numbing
• mind-numbing
• irritating
• pedantic
• inanimate
• earthbound
• drudging
• pleasureless
• bothersome
• jading
• heavy
• flat
• unnewsworthy
• suspenseless
• unsensational
• exhausting
• draining
• fatiguing
• debilitating
• longsome
• vapid
• enervating
• discouraging
• wearing
• dispiriting
• ordinary
• tepid
• unexceptional
• disheartening
• demoralizing
• palling
• commonplace
• unsurprising
• enfeebling
• common

Dissimilar Words

• interesting
• wonderful
• intriguing
• involving
• amazing
• awesome
• surprising
• spectacular
• exciting
• riveting
• engaging
• marvelous
• wondrous
• fabulous
• engrossing
• sensational
• absorbing
• astounding
• astonishing
• inspiring
• exhilarating
• amusing
• gripping
• entertaining
• breathtaking
• thrilling
• stimulating
• attractive
• energizing
• stirring
• charming
• rousing
• electrifying
• alluring
• fascinating
• moving
• poignant
• invigorating
• animating
• enlivening
• enchanting
• enthralling
• beguiling
• eye-opening
• attracting
• entrancing
• bewitching
• rip-roaring
• touching
• galvanizing
• hair-raising
• suspenseful
• provocative
• tantalizing
• diverting
• captivating
• mesmerizing
• spellbinding
• arresting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blah

Noun

Green Bay Packers For a team coming off back-to-back wild-card-round exits and that hasn’t reached the conference championship game since the 2020 season, the Packers had a rather blah offseason. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Best Fashion Deals If your summer wardrobe is feeling a little blah, Amazon’s Outlet fashion deals are the perfect place for a refresh. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026

Adjective

Selling was easy, even if the returns for McMann and Laughton in particular were kinda blah and the Leafs were unable to execute any major roster shakeup or take advantage of their ability to retain salary. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026

But the dazzling tech was not enough to camouflage how blah the merchandise was. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026