blandness

noun

as in dullness

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Recent Examples of blandness The amount of color many of us encounter day to day keeps shrinking, Williams points out, largely because blandness is cheaper to produce and easier to sell. — Angela Haupt, Time, 30 June 2026 That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the region's only white DOCG, has now mostly shaken its reputation for blandness and its best growers are making fresh, saline expressions with shimmering delicacy. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 But so much choice can mean repetitiveness at best, and blandness at worst. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026 Obviously the blandness of a tan wall offends them. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026 Yes, nobody wants blandness from managers. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026 The blandness starts with its images and affects its performances, too. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026 Dawn Heuer, the founder of The Heuer Design Collective in Atlanta, Georgia, shares similar feelings regarding the blandness of gray. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blandness
  1. dullness
  2. monotony
  3. thinness
  4. predictability
  5. tediousness
  6. weakness
  7. sameness
Noun
  • Meanwhile, glycerin, betaine, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, and beta-glucan flood the area with hydration, while niacinamide brightens the look of dullness and uneven tone.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The very dullness of it lends the alliances a ballast in the face of a turbulent political cycle.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dullness
Noun
  • Lane was always the guy who interrupted the monotony of a long practice or meeting with a comment or joke.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But for workers, the extreme monotony turned the factory floor into a human disaster.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of monotony
Noun
  • When it is identified, these boys and men are often at eating disorder treatment centers where the majority of other patients are being treated for anorexia nervosa, or have very specific concerns about weight loss and thinness.
    — Ashleigh N. DeLuca, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Not talking about the consequences of life-threatening weight loss could unintentionally send a message that unhealthy levels of thinness is an ideal body type to aspire to.
    — Miranda Roberts, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of thinness
Noun
  • Advisers for the wealthy say Singapore’s advantage is increasingly the predictability that comes with its rules.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The lack of price predictability has been part of the frustration, making financial planning more difficult.
    — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of predictability
Noun
  • Many women with natural hair can empathize with the breakage concerns and tediousness that can arise when taking down protective styles.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of tediousness
Noun
  • Researchers point out that this ability could make maritime simulations more realistic while helping identify weaknesses in operational plans.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Several investor rights firms are threatening class actions against into Suja Life after its stock plummeted following disappointing Q2 earnings and reduced guidance, attributed to grocery channel weakness.
    — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of weakness
Noun
  • The first term may make the second plausible, compatible or even probable, but plausibility is not identity, compatibility is not implication, probability is not necessity, and similarity of appearance is not proof of sameness of nature.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Shareholders judged them against each other, encouraging a kind of sameness as the business model shifted from niche specialties to running investing superstores.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sameness

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“Blandness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blandness. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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