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 shrimp also brought real flavor to the table—often, frozen shrimp can be rubbery and flavorless, but these were juicy and sweet.
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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
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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But aside from calling for some bland common sense regulations that should be uncontroversial to any sane person, Roher doesn’t attempt to make anyone agree with him.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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After repeating this loop, the researchers ended up with a bland image of a formal interior space – no people, no drama, no real sense of time and place.—
Ahmed Elgammal,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Brush top of crust with egg, then sprinkle remaining ⅓ cup sliced almonds over in a thin layer.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What are the wildly popular, controversially tasteless Garbage Pail Kids if not Cabbage Patch Kids from the Upside Down?—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
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Here are details on bites of tofu that are unexpectedly delicious, and the rubbery, tasteless blocks that will send you back to the meat department.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Even the most insipid formulaic pop nonsense can induce that almost mystical reflection of life if your connections to the time of its airplay are meaningful.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the film, which is visually impressive, but insipid in the story, there are countless small touches that bring us back to the original.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Flavorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flavorless. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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