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characterless

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of characterless

1 lacking in distinctive features or qualities
  • characterless suburban houses that have nothing going for them but their newness
Synonyms of characterless

faceless, featureless, indistinctive, neutral, nondescript
Words Related to characterless

boring, drab, dreary, dry, dull, flat, humdrum, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, stodgy, stuffy, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying
Near Antonyms of characterless

arresting, bold, catchy, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching, flamboyant, showy, splashy, striking
2 lacking strength of will or character
  • a characterless person who never has an opinion of his own
Synonyms of characterless

effete, frail, invertebrate, namby-pamby, nerveless, soft, spineless, weak, weak-kneed, weakened, weakling, wimpish, wimpy, wishy-washy
Words Related to characterless

flabby, flaccid, forceless, ineffective, ineffectual

impotent, impuissant, powerless

emasculated, unnerved

lamblike, meek, pliable, submissive

corrupt, dastardly, unprincipled, unscrupulous, villainous

cowardly, craven, fainthearted, lily-livered, nebbishy, poltroon, pusillanimous, sissy, timid

infirm, irresolute, vacillating
Near Antonyms of characterless

ethical, good, moral, principled, right, righteous, upright, virtuous

determined, mettlesome, resolute, unrelenting

courageous, stalwart, stouthearted
Antonyms of characterless

backboned, firm, hard, strong, tough

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  1. Nglish: Translation of characterless for Spanish speakers

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