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
Bazzana made his major-league debut Tuesday night, bringing a buzz to Progressive Field for what would have otherwise been a nondescript late-April affair against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Everything about the camp, with its beige corridors and scuffed canteen, is familiar and nondescript, said Alissa Wilkinson in The New York Times, but writer-director Charlie Polinger knows how to make the everyday ominous.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
Looking unsure and a bit lost, VIPs from the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami straggle into the dim underground garage of a nondescript Little Havana strip mall on a recent Saturday morning.
—Carl Juste, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
They were buried in boxes, very nondescript with their labels.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Everything about the camp, with its beige corridors and scuffed canteen, is familiar and nondescript, said Alissa Wilkinson in The New York Times, but writer-director Charlie Polinger knows how to make the everyday ominous.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
Looking unsure and a bit lost, VIPs from the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami straggle into the dim underground garage of a nondescript Little Havana strip mall on a recent Saturday morning.
—Carl Juste, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
They were buried in boxes, very nondescript with their labels.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
Adjective
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An exhausting, preachy, frankly, boring and outdated version of his former self.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Let’s be honest here, and no disrespect to venerable family board games, but Monopoly is kind of boring.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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China has tried to stay neutral on Iran, despite Beijing being close economic partners with Tehran.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Compass Point upgrades OptimumBank Holdings to buy from neutral Compass Point upgraded OptimumBank f ollowing earnings.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The 39th floor penthouse of SoftBank’s downtown Tokyo headquarters is not your usual featureless C-suite.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 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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Ferguson points out that all-beige bathrooms are equally unsightly.—
Madeline Bilis,
Architectural Digest,
7 May 2026
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Each wavy stripe is rendered in beige leather, as well as the toe-tip.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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The faceless cusk eel was also detected in Western Australia for the first time.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Ravens decision-makers have repeatedly backed young kicker Tyler Loop, and Minter was noncommittal earlier this offseason when asked if the Ravens would bring in competition for Loop.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Brown was noncommittal on the idea of changing the starting lineup.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Best gentle shampoo for colored hair This award-winning shampoo and conditioner duo is made with organic rose oil and peaches, which revive dull or fading color.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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The Noni Glow Face Oil is Miranda’s favorite, a lightweight yet powerful face oil formulated to help visibly nourish, brighten and smooth dry or dull skin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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