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
Off of Tampa’s Veterans Expressway, behind a gas station and in the shadow of a billboard with rotating local advertisements, a soccer team arrives for practice at two nondescript fields — a nation’s hopes in tow.
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Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
On the eve of arguably the biggest game in United States soccer history, the USMNT gathered in a nondescript sports complex to get ready for their moment.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Friends Ryan Saathoff and Ashley Clayton opted for nondescript black shirts.
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Joan Kennedy,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
Are bad guys forced to use nondescript phones and computers so as not to sow chaos with a device bearing Apple’s famous logo?
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Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
On the eve of arguably the biggest game in United States soccer history, the USMNT gathered in a nondescript sports complex to get ready for their moment.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Friends Ryan Saathoff and Ashley Clayton opted for nondescript black shirts.
—
Joan Kennedy,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
Are bad guys forced to use nondescript phones and computers so as not to sow chaos with a device bearing Apple’s famous logo?
—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
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Sustainable growth feels boring from the inside.
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The point is to make the boring stuff feel like a hangout, not to build a productivity system.
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The electric blue shade adds such a fun pop of color to a summer wardrobe, instantly brightening up basics like white jeans, denim shorts, or neutral trousers.
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And perhaps most importantly, hempcrete can be carbon neutral or even carbon negative, depending on its composition.
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The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.
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So is the moment early in the film when Mary mournfully looks on as her long-ago home faces demolition to make room for a big, featureless residential complex.
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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.
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Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.
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For Gomez's 2025 wedding, Swift sparkled in a tea-length, 1950s-style Oscar dress embellished with beige sequins and petite florals.
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The pale beige brickwork that surrounds the home’s four fireplaces likewise invokes the dunes.
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And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.
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Trump and Kushner's real estate offensive, opaquely managed and crowded with fixers and still faceless figures, short-circuits with geopolitical and military ones, fuels suspicions and conspiracy theories.
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Think of this cut as the noncommittal version of full fringe.
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In a departure from the novel, the noncommittal ladies’ man also develops a fling with Percy’s childhood friend — and married woman — Delilah (Abigail Cowen).
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Besides toning color, this shampoo acts as a gentle clarifier, removing product buildup from the roots and hair that can make your hair appear dull and greasy.
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The practical step is small and dull, which feels about right.
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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