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
Two decades later, and with audience affection for The Office as enduring as ever, Daniels has once again built an all-new mockumentary-style workplace comedy around an nondescript office, this time in the form of The Paper — a new Peacock series about a Midwestern newsroom fighting for survival.
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Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Today, there’s a cross painted high on the front of Partakers of Christ’s nondescript cinder-block facade.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Kamara had a nondescript preseason and missed some time while in concussion protocol.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
While the connection has been there with Washington and Eskridge, the same cannot be said with the taller Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, the free agent acquisition who has had a bit of a nondescript camp.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Today, there’s a cross painted high on the front of Partakers of Christ’s nondescript cinder-block facade.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Kamara had a nondescript preseason and missed some time while in concussion protocol.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
While the connection has been there with Washington and Eskridge, the same cannot be said with the taller Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, the free agent acquisition who has had a bit of a nondescript camp.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
Adjective
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But Anderson also knows that the moral purity of revolutionaries gets boring pretty fast.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, the McCullum and Stokes selection wagon prefers fast wheels rather than those boring job specs, such as age and experience.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The neutral or natural rate of interest is the one that enables full sustainable employment and stable inflation.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The neutral tones and soft surfaces, textured fabrics, walnut shelves with brass and fabric details, are also details mapped out by Serafini, who developed the store with Re-Design Studio, led by Riccardo Furlani, and AAFW — Alessandro Fantetti Workshop.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At shorter wavelengths, both would produce flat, featureless spectra, akin to what Hubble has seen for various sub-Neptunes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the far distance lies the Pacific Ocean, and beyond that, featureless protuberances labeled Japan, Russia and China.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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In the Instagram snap, Heather — in a beige tank top with a white cardigan — could be seen sitting at the center of a circular table with Haack and her boyfriend Christopher Larocca on one side of her and son Tristan, 2, Tarek, Brayden, and Haack’s son Hudson, 6, on the other.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The silky lotion protects with 10% zinc oxide, hydrates with jojoba seed and almond oils, and gets your skin ridiculously glowy with a rosy-beige tint.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The avatar looked like a semi-faceless character from the Just Dance video games, with pink hair and a bright skirt.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Reds are generally a faceless team save for Elly De La Cruz, one of MLB’s best young players, but finishing his third season earning a scant $770,000, just $10,000 above the league minimum.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The big surprise was how strongly Wilson was justifying New York’s decision to stick with him after his head coach, Brian Daboll, had initially been noncommittal about keeping him as the starter.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 Sep. 2025
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To date, the administration has been noncommittal.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or, the formula comes in a radiant finish, which both makeup artists love for dull or tired skin in need of a pick-me-up.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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