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
Other members are staying noncommittal until the full legislative text has been released, including centrists with concerns over Medicaid.
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
While progressive pundits and operatives lauded the 33-year old’s buzzy social media and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared her own 2018 rise to Mamdani’s, most senior New York Democrats offered noncommittal warmth.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
However, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was noncommittal when asked if Trump would veto it.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
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, 8 July 2025
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
While progressive pundits and operatives lauded the 33-year old’s buzzy social media and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared her own 2018 rise to Mamdani’s, most senior New York Democrats offered noncommittal warmth.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
However, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was noncommittal when asked if Trump would veto it.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
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, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncommittal
Adjective
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Judges can order financially distressed nursing homes into receivership and appoint a neutral third party to take over management and file regular reports to the courts.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These traits are not neutral—they’re cognitive biases in disguise.—
Miriam Groom,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Stick with boring investments to avoid big mistakes from get-rich-quick schemes.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hosting every summit in a big European city would alleviate much of the pressure to re-invent the wheel every time with respect to hotels, transit, and other boring but essential logistical details.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On a cold evening in November 1988, a crowd was assembling outside a nondescript loft building in New York’s SoHo district.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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That’s also around the same time lawyers formed a host of nondescript LLCs, which have been slowly buying property around Burnham Yard.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The six band members lined up across the stage in matching navy pants and white and beige baseball tees.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Standouts include a shawl-collar cardigan in sublime gradients of gray, a mustard sweater seemingly inspired by Gorse, the yellow flowered shrub commonly found in the Scottish border, as well as stoles in light beige and dark navy.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Superman’s meh international returns can also be understood as reflective of the worldwide audience tiring of Hollywood’s cultural diktats.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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With both sets of players tiring, the best chance of the 30-minute period would fall to substitute Salma Paralluelo, who could not divert Batlle’s cross towards goal from four yards out.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
27 July 2025
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“Noncommittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncommittal. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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