as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor
a flavorless fruitcake that must have been given as a gift many times over
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Recent Examples of flavorless
The strange, flavorless American food.
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Protecting your heart doesn’t have to involve complex meal plans or flavorless restrictions.
—Lauren Manaker, SELF, 2 Apr. 2026
Beautifully cast and acted, as well-paced as any series in recent memory, HBO’s production is not just watchable but addictive, a weekly antidote to the flavorless crime sagas that now dominate streaming and network TV.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The result is a flavorless, uninspired organization.
—Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The shrimp also brought real flavor to the table—often, frozen shrimp can be rubbery and flavorless, but these were juicy and sweet.
—Lizzy Briskin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
The meal begins with chips and a flavorless table salsa, but the server brought a habanero version.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
The nearly flavorless beads could be integrated into everyday foods, according to the ACS, and even formed into tapioca-like balls for desserts or bubble teas.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The cannoli chips are pretty flavorless, but the ice cream itself is fine.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Protecting your heart doesn’t have to involve complex meal plans or flavorless restrictions.
—Lauren Manaker, SELF, 2 Apr. 2026
Beautifully cast and acted, as well-paced as any series in recent memory, HBO’s production is not just watchable but addictive, a weekly antidote to the flavorless crime sagas that now dominate streaming and network TV.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The result is a flavorless, uninspired organization.
—Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The shrimp also brought real flavor to the table—often, frozen shrimp can be rubbery and flavorless, but these were juicy and sweet.
—Lizzy Briskin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
The meal begins with chips and a flavorless table salsa, but the server brought a habanero version.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
The nearly flavorless beads could be integrated into everyday foods, according to the ACS, and even formed into tapioca-like balls for desserts or bubble teas.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The cannoli chips are pretty flavorless, but the ice cream itself is fine.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flavorless
Adjective
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Pfeiffer is sensational, her Shyanne is a tough survivor and former Hooters server who’s preparing to wed a kind and rather bland preacher (Greg Kinnear).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The movie does have a few additional in-concert scenes, but the songs, written and produced by Jack Antonoff and Charli xcx, just sound like a bland version of what they’re supposed to be.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These thin stainless steel cake testers are not only cheap to replace but also widely available.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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That, along with the March trade that sent Sam Carrick to the Buffalo Sabres, would leave them painfully thin down the middle, with little center help coming up through the system.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Invisible, tasteless and odorless, nitrates in drinking water have been linked to thyroid disease, certain cancers and other health harms.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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But, hard as some people find this to believe, tasteless speech is protected by the First Amendment, too.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the absence of those elements isn’t what breaks this insipid biopic.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Framed sand dollars, ambiguous shoreline wall art, an plethora of rattan, an insipid white couch, sea turtle tchotchkes, and seashells displayed with reckless abandon.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Flavorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flavorless. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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