as in neutral
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
the novelist has repeatedly used bland, noncommittal words that lack emotional resonance
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Recent Examples of noncommittal
In other words, noncommittal and data dependent.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Hundreds protested outside the governor's residence, and Braun was noncommittal about the prospect of redistricting after the meeting, which took place behind closed doors.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 8 Aug. 2025
In a follow-up study in June of this year, published in Sexuality & Culture, Langlais and his fellow research team sought to uncover the reasons as to why individuals seek these half-romantic, half-noncommittal kinds of dynamics.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
When asked by the Associated Press if the Cheyenne project was part of this effort, Crusoe spokesperson Andrew Schmitt was noncommittal.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Hundreds protested outside the governor's residence, and Braun was noncommittal about the prospect of redistricting after the meeting, which took place behind closed doors.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 8 Aug. 2025
In a follow-up study in June of this year, published in Sexuality & Culture, Langlais and his fellow research team sought to uncover the reasons as to why individuals seek these half-romantic, half-noncommittal kinds of dynamics.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
When asked by the Associated Press if the Cheyenne project was part of this effort, Crusoe spokesperson Andrew Schmitt was noncommittal.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncommittal
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As the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis documented, the press are often participants, not merely neutral observers, in the Israel-Islamist conflict.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stellar mass black holes are considered to be electrically neutral, and until now, primordial black holes were theorized to be the same.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Farming takes so long and is so boring, some of us said.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Clark County Fire Department said that tunnel boring operations had been temporarily halted at the site pending an ongoing accident investigation.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Where other presentations emphasize nondescript techno music and straight-size models, Antonoff and Alexsandra showcased their designs through a who's who of celebrities, sporting their new looks while carrying shelter dogs available for adoption.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But in 2007, Israeli intelligence serendipitously stumbled on evidence of a Syrian nuclear reactor—a miniature replica of North Korea’s Yongbyon facility—that was housed in a nondescript, aboveground complex in the hinterland near the Euphrates River.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 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
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Without a strict hierarchy or single decision-maker, our process can sometimes be slow, messy, or even tiring.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The film is a mess, opaque in its argument and tiring in its effortful weirdness, and yet in its best moments has a hypnotic pull.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Noncommittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncommittal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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