as in dulled
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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Recent Examples of lackluster
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Despite the lackluster trading session on Tuesday, stock prices improved over the latter part of the day.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
That dynamic has carried countless lackluster follow-ups to strong debuts before general sentiment catches up.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
But stagnant paychecks and a lackluster labor market are only part of the squeeze.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
However, its six-hour battery life is lackluster.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Despite the lackluster trading session on Tuesday, stock prices improved over the latter part of the day.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
That dynamic has carried countless lackluster follow-ups to strong debuts before general sentiment catches up.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
But stagnant paychecks and a lackluster labor market are only part of the squeeze.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackluster
Noun
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The region’s oft-sung-about grayness turns neon, swirling together in a piercing hue of evergreen and dark blues.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The news went wild on Twitter, with people meme-ing the hell out of the exceedingly dull headline.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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If your home is primarily filled with neutrals and feels a bit dull, try introducing a few colorful accents.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some of the symptoms of iron-deficiency anemia include fatigue, weakness and paleness.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Other symptoms include fatigue, dizziness, paleness, and a rapid heart rate.—
Peter Pressman,
Verywell Health,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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What that résumé doesn’t show, however, is Sinofsky’s entanglement in the murkier corners of the business world.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The power of the rap lies in the murky mystery behind it.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rising demand for low-iron, seamless glass In the past few decades, low-iron glass, known for its colorlessness, has become the contemporary symbol of high-end architecture.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Police released an image captured from a surveillance video showing a person wearing dark clothes and a backpack, with their face covered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the late-Baroque facade of the building conceals a special, darker history, one that reflects persistent political and legal problems for the bank thousands of miles away, in the US.—
Hugo Miller,
Bloomberg,
10 Mar. 2026
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The murkiness of Acquisition Logistics’ involvement in El Paso is hardly an exception among many of the companies profiting from the border-security gold rush.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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There is a bit of murkiness on salaries for coaches of private schools like TCU, as USA Today’s amounts for private schools were based on schools’ most recently available financial records, which cover the 2023 calendar year.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Whatever your position on the war, killing human beings is a matter for somber reflection and not the intense joy Hegseth displays.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The big story Instead of trumpeting China's tech advances, Premier Li Qiang struck an uncharacteristically somber tone during a nationwide address on policy plans.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Lackluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackluster. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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