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Synonyms & Antonyms of lackluster
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not having brightness, brilliance, or vitality
- a lackluster, dingy Main Street
- a lackluster performance
- His writing can be lackluster at times.
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- ablaze,
- agleam,
- aglitter,
- alight,
- beaming,
- beamy,
- effulgent,
- glaring,
- glowing,
- incandescent,
- lambent,
- radiant,
- relucent,
- resplendent,
- shining,
- sparkling
- floodlit
- (also floodlighted),
- highlighted,
- spotlighted
- (or spotlit)
lackluster
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of lackluster (Entry 2 of 2)
as in grayness, paleness
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“Lackluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackluster. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.
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