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
On a recent morning, two people wearing purple shirts and carrying clipboards entered the courtyard of a nondescript building in San Diego’s Midway District, speaking gently to a woman in distress.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Details of the transaction match others the team has recently completed nearby, like paying for the property in cash, using a lawyer associated with its other deals and forming the nondescript buying entity in late 2023.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Timberlake said the Sacramento food scene is similar to the one in Los Angeles, saying that there’s so many amazing and very easy to overlook places in nondescript strip malls all over the place.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Although Everest Restaurant is located in a nondescript mall, its Nepalese and Indian food is also well worth seeking out.
—Pat Tompkins, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Details of the transaction match others the team has recently completed nearby, like paying for the property in cash, using a lawyer associated with its other deals and forming the nondescript buying entity in late 2023.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Timberlake said the Sacramento food scene is similar to the one in Los Angeles, saying that there’s so many amazing and very easy to overlook places in nondescript strip malls all over the place.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Although Everest Restaurant is located in a nondescript mall, its Nepalese and Indian food is also well worth seeking out.
—Pat Tompkins, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
Adjective
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If your summer wardrobe is feeling a bit boring or outdated, don’t fret — Amazon just added tons of new styles to its sale section, and my top picks are all going for $10 or less.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Finally, the institution must be financially boring.—
Christos Korgan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Rooms vary in size and color palette but all offer soft rugs, silk throws, a neutral but warm color scheme with accent colors like purple, floral bouquets, and large beds just asking to be jumped on.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Their angel approached with an easy and neutral expression on his face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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In the first act, the Enterprise learns that a Borg cube—a massive, featureless warship—is carving a path toward Earth, destroying Starfleet vessels along the way.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nowadays, old-school residents bemoan the neighborhood’s evolution from grungy to grandiose; what was once a warren of hedonism has become a breeding ground for characterless watering holes whose lack of personality is bested only by the exorbitance of their beer prices.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Images selected as exhibits for a court hearing included a barefoot youth sprawled face-down on a beige carpet, surrounded by the white sneakers of various companions.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Richmond wore a blue suit to the event while Fey was seen in a beige coat accessorized with long black boots and a red handbag.—
Desiree Ossandon,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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The most rampant abuse is generally with the asynchronous online courses where students are faceless.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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Standing before the painting in his New York studio, Ikezoe pointed to the top of the canvas, where faceless people pull at the udders of two cows.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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But the governor, a fiscal moderate who’s been wary about using state dollars to bolster shrinking federal human service programs, maintained a noncommittal stance he’s held since February.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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Brown was equally noncommittal when asked about the challenges of playing through a broken finger.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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And that would be a very dull experience.—
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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And red decorations in urban bowers were more vivid, and the green items duller, than in rural bowers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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