as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
was surprised to find that the desert was a flat, featureless, rock-strewn wasteland
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Recent Examples of featureless
At shorter wavelengths, both would produce flat, featureless spectra, akin to what Hubble has seen for various sub-Neptunes.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
In the far distance lies the Pacific Ocean, and beyond that, featureless protuberances labeled Japan, Russia and China.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The featureless face on the left, gilded from the crown of the head to the midline of the nose (perhaps a nod to classical drawing), shifts deeply into abstraction and human obscurity within the natural world.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Monitoring of Kalluk, for example, helped stumped researchers discern how polar bears were able to find each other over the vast and apparently featureless Arctic tundra, said Megan Owen, vice president of wildlife conservation science for San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
In the far distance lies the Pacific Ocean, and beyond that, featureless protuberances labeled Japan, Russia and China.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The featureless face on the left, gilded from the crown of the head to the midline of the nose (perhaps a nod to classical drawing), shifts deeply into abstraction and human obscurity within the natural world.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Monitoring of Kalluk, for example, helped stumped researchers discern how polar bears were able to find each other over the vast and apparently featureless Arctic tundra, said Megan Owen, vice president of wildlife conservation science for San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for featureless
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Farming takes so long and is so boring, some of us said.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Clark County Fire Department said that tunnel boring operations had been temporarily halted at the site pending an ongoing accident investigation.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis documented, the press are often participants, not merely neutral observers, in the Israel-Islamist conflict.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stellar mass black holes are considered to be electrically neutral, and until now, primordial black holes were theorized to be the same.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Where other presentations emphasize nondescript techno music and straight-size models, Antonoff and Alexsandra showcased their designs through a who's who of celebrities, sporting their new looks while carrying shelter dogs available for adoption.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But in 2007, Israeli intelligence serendipitously stumbled on evidence of a Syrian nuclear reactor—a miniature replica of North Korea’s Yongbyon facility—that was housed in a nondescript, aboveground complex in the hinterland near the Euphrates River.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The iPhone Air will be available in black, white, beige and light blue.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Reaching only about 4 feet long, horn sharks are smaller than other shark species and have tan or beige skin with spots to help with camouflage.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Early on, the dull chamber music of the Ferrari 296’s wide-angle V6 gas-electric hybrid powertrain was roundly criticized.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Rather than efficiently dicing and slicing your produce, a dull knife actually requires more force, which can cause you or someone else in your household to get hurt.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For me personally — a history major who specialized in East and West Germany — its setting is a bit too faceless and could really be any former satellite state behind the Iron Curtain.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter is featured on her knees next to a faceless person wearing a suit, standing over her and grabbing her hair.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Featureless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featureless. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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