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as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor
an apple pie with a mushy, insipid filling that strongly resembled soggy cardboard
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as in boring
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
an insipid and somewhat boring movie about teenagers in love
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Recent Examples of insipid
Italy were insipid against the Swiss in that Euros defeat this time last year.
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Amidst their insipid competition to win Harris’ favor, the three daughters lament that none of them will ever truly be their father’s favorite, as that title belongs to the daughter who never grew up: the actual youngest Sinclair daughter, Rosemary.
—Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025
Little Dog asks, an insipid comparison that illuminates only the fungibility of abstract nouns.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
But her second feature, while quite slick, has the insipid feel of a Lifetime movie.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Amidst their insipid competition to win Harris’ favor, the three daughters lament that none of them will ever truly be their father’s favorite, as that title belongs to the daughter who never grew up: the actual youngest Sinclair daughter, Rosemary.
—Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025
Little Dog asks, an insipid comparison that illuminates only the fungibility of abstract nouns.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
But her second feature, while quite slick, has the insipid feel of a Lifetime movie.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insipid
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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Some skyscrapers are quite uniform and rather boring.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Writing that’s as boring as your dullest relative was likely written by a chatbot that can’t see, hear, taste, smell, touch — or feel.—
Karen Stabiner,
Mercury News,
23 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
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The film’s opening stretch whizzes along as Charli — a natural, engaging actor — is dragged from one banal, vaguely embarrassing meeting or negotiation to another, sketchy vignettes usually punctuated at their close by Charli putting on her dark sunglasses and retreating back inward.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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This is a banal statement of law, one that Hegseth himself has made publicly in years past.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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Engaged to be married to the rich but dull George (played by John Lund), Lord wears a scene-stealing ring throughout the film, its central stone elegantly flanked by a pair of tapered baguettes.—
Rachel Garrahan,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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The world would be so dull if that were true.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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When Jensen was tiring of running her own business, her little brother did her the same favor of helping her land a job with the cannabis dispensary From The Earth at their Brookside location, where she was quickly hired and loved by her coworkers.—
PJ Green
January 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Although Richardson has only appeared in 25 of the 36 contests so far in his rookie campaign, the near first-half of his first year as a professional has been tiring for the 20-year-old who’s continued to adjust to his new life in Orlando.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Insipid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insipid. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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