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
His more casual look was completed with a pair of tan suede shorts with a pattern of a nondescript image.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The building is nondescript, tucked into a decidedly unglamorous stretch of Ferndale’s industrial zone.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Upstairs is the roof, a nondescript square looking onto Manhattan’s midtown lights.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
The costumes were the perfect nondescript counterpoint to Lamar’s trend-launching look.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The building is nondescript, tucked into a decidedly unglamorous stretch of Ferndale’s industrial zone.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Upstairs is the roof, a nondescript square looking onto Manhattan’s midtown lights.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
The costumes were the perfect nondescript counterpoint to Lamar’s trend-launching look.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
Adjective
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Though the pacing and breadth of the episode ensure that things never get boring, not all the stories are equally compelling.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Klum doesn't want to let anyone down by choosing the boring or easy way out with a costume.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Quince Italian Leather Horsebit Loafer The leather loafers come in three neutral colors, including black, tan, and white, and each features the same horsebit double-ring and gold bar on the front that’s so similar to the design of Gucci’s pair.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Keep your back flat against the wall with your shoulders back and your head in a neutral position.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Gardner carted his supplies to this featureless patch of earth near the fort, set up his tripods and cameras, and then arranged his dark tent nearby, out of sight of the camera’s lens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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These religious Iranians are bad Iranians, presented here as blandly featureless aside from their obsession with controlling women, while Roya — with her giggling desire to meet Timothée Chalamet — is recognizably more western and therefore good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Creamy beige and white walls run throughout, as do natural materials such as wood and veined stone.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Christina wore a more masculine outfit, a beige suit, with her hair slicked back.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As a sleazy, lecherous publicist pinned in a Manhattan phone booth by a faceless sniper on the other end of the line, Farrell goes from smug condescension to breathless victimhood pretty effortlessly.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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The haunting visuals, which also include faceless people and unsettling collages of creepy eyes, contrast the booming production of the track and its raunchy lyrics.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Vanderbilt University and the University of Texas at Austin have been noncommittal on the proposal.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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New York Democratic Chair Jay Jacobs has refused to back Mamdani, and Representatives Ritchie Torres and Dan Goldman remain noncommittal, citing ideological differences.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The dull stories the show crafts around them add no insight or substance.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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But becoming a lawyer wasn’t his calling, and being dull wasn’t his nature.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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