NONDESCRIPT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

nondescript

adjective

ˌnän-di-ˈskript

Definition of nondescript

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 As the teams played a nondescript game, a 4-1 Mets win, the four-man umpire crew made routine checks with players to make sure everyone was still fine with doing this. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 July 2026 After a couple of nondescript seasons, Baines came of age in 1982, hitting 25 home runs and driving in 105. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Soriano gave up three runs over five innings in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, another in a two-month stretch of nondescript outings. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 July 2026 The other is on the second floor of a nondescript building on the campus of Wichita State University. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nondescript

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Anyone looking to change their old, boring, heavy bag routine should consider a boxing reflex ball.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Peace lily The peace lily may be one of the most common flowering houseplants around, but this tranquil botanical with tropical origins is anything but boring.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

Definition of boring

Adjective

For more than a century, Anna Horan’s gravesite was one of the thousands marked by squat, featureless headstones arranged in uneven rows along the hillside in New Haven’s Blake Street Cemetery.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Shortly after the Big Bang, the universe was largely featureless and smooth.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026

Definition of featureless

Adjective

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
Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of characterless

Adjective

Comedian Ben Marshall sports a beige look at the screening of Netflix’s 72 Hours at The Plaza Hotel on July 20 in New York City.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Jalen Brunson kept his game-day look classic in a white t-shirt, beige pants, and sneakers, while Ali Brunson amped up the casual dress code in a white tank, Louis Vuitton jeans, and heels.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 20 July 2026

Definition of beige

Adjective

Steve Sarkisian was noncommittal about the Longhorns keeping their upcoming series with Notre Dame after his team lost to Ohio State and finished 9-3 last season.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been noncommittal on the House package that also divides his own GOP majority, with some Republican senators preferring more money for the military and others demanding the costs be offset with cuts elsewhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of noncommittal

Adjective

If cancer has spread to nearby tissues or organs, other signs may include difficulty or pain with peeing, loss of appetite and weight, dull backache or swelling in your legs, pelvic and abdominal pain, diarrhea and fatigue.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
But to everybody else, 1966 was a dull tournament, characterised by lenient refereeing that meant the star players — particularly Pele — struggled to have an impact.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026

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