DULLISH Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

dullish

adjective

Definition of dullish

as in drab

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Recent Examples of dullish But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

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Adjective

Rey spent a few minutes in the waiting room of the ISAP office—a drab space with bare blue-and-white walls and two rows of chairs—before an official summoned him inside.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
To give up drinking can feel like trading in your exciting, chaotic, heroic existence for a drab and joyless one.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of drab

Adjective

The couple just stole $10 million — a theft consequential enough to set the entire story in motion, yet also too boring to depict outside a brief flashback?

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
The boring games are usually like watching paint dry and their very dedicated fans are only there for the massive parties.

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Definition of boring

Adjective

Most problems with hydrangeas are not caused by a disease or an insect but by poor growing conditions, incorrect care, weather extremes, and soggy soil.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026
In Poor Soil Less-than-ideal soil could be rocky or heavy clay soil, nutrient-poor, or soil with poor drainage that stays soggy.

— Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026

Definition of soggy

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Frankly, turning it off and listening to the soundbar in normal stereo sounds flat, uninteresting, muddy, and just blah after getting used to SuperWide.

— Joe Salas July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Lazy, uninteresting stories made by people who obviously despise their audiences is a recipe for disaster.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of uninteresting

Adjective

Meek, a 10-year-old Black girl, is grappling with her fears of nuclear Armageddon as more prosaic domestic concerns kick into high gear.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
In 2024 this broad ethic of democracy came into conflict with a more prosaic politic.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

Definition of prosaic

Adjective

There is rage at the machines for turning what should be a spiritual game into the strictest and most tedious rule-following exercise possible.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
The action of continuously flicking a typical mouse wheel up and down can be slow and tedious as well difficult to control, even with infinite scroll wheels.

— Shirl Leigh July 12, New Atlas, 12 July 2026

Definition of tedious

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