as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
travelers settling for nondescript motel rooms that could be located anywhere
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Recent Examples of nondescript
Travelers with insider knowledge can hop to nameless speakeasies or craft cocktail bars down nondescript alleys, or even head to Club Metro, an underground dance club behind a hidden door in the Marutamachi metro station.
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Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
Instead, they are driven around the company campus in a shuttle bus while a guide describes what’s going on in the various, mostly nondescript buildings.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Inside one of those nondescript rooms last week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent panel that makes vaccine recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offered a glimpse of what’s to come.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
Mephisto speaks in a nondescript accent when trying to make the bargain, but Cohen uses his own British accent when Mephisto's at his most villainous.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
Instead, they are driven around the company campus in a shuttle bus while a guide describes what’s going on in the various, mostly nondescript buildings.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Inside one of those nondescript rooms last week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent panel that makes vaccine recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offered a glimpse of what’s to come.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
Mephisto speaks in a nondescript accent when trying to make the bargain, but Cohen uses his own British accent when Mephisto's at his most villainous.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
Adjective
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Hunter: The Reckoning puts players in the role of regular people who know monsters are real and can’t go back to their old, boring lives.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Take away the road courses or boring ovals and race more street courses.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Stella Jean’s striped shirts in a beautiful blue and white have always caught my eye, especially paired with eye-catching skirts, proving a striped shirt is not only a staple but also a neutral!—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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The camera bag is available in Toasted Hazelnut Multi (neutral tones), Black Multi, Squash Blossom Multi, Terracotta Tile Multi (pink and orange), and Sage Bundle Multi.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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On the one end, minimalist-verging-on-monastic versions of adult rooms, where everything is beige and unattractive toys are not allowed.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
28 July 2025
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Brown and beige might pair well with gray carpet that has warm undertones, but for a gray carpet with cool, blue undertones, consider a dusty denim blue or a deep navy instead.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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They were often cast as villains or reduced to silent, faceless figures rarely the heroes of their own stories.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
28 July 2025
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The name calling, the death threats, the faceless accounts.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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However, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was noncommittal when asked if Trump would veto it.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
17 July 2025
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Asked if Messi and other regular starters might sit out or play limited minutes against New England, which sits in 11th place in the East, Mascherano was noncommittal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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For organizations looking to unlock efficiency and save their human workforces from dull and repetitive tasks, agents represent an exciting opportunity.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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The best vitamin C cleansers can come in handy for this—most are packed with brightening antioxidants and fruit enzymes to gently slough away dull, dead skin and protect it from free radicals.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
17 July 2025
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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