savorless

adjective

Definition of savorlessnext
as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor the white rice was filling, but rather savorless

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  1. bland
  2. thin
  3. flat
  4. insipid
  5. plain
  6. weak
Adjective
  • Outside of the Timbo tracks, though, Jay sometimes goes autopilot on bland synth-heavy beats by Swizz Beatz, DJ Clue, and Duro.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026
  • Emma’s resistance to the bland wholesomeness of recovery spaces speaks to a familiar cultural trope across media, in films and television shows; that sobriety is where flamboyance goes to die.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of bland
Adjective
  • It is composed of extremely thin layers of iron selenide, or FeSe, which are embedded repeatedly throughout a much larger three-dimensional crystal.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • Those areas are likely be less impressive in the thin air of the vehicle’s namesake town.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
Definition of thin
Adjective
  • Many people had no idea OpenAI was considering bringing ads to ChatGPT, so the punchline landed flat—perhaps indicative of the wider cultural disconnect between Silicon Valley and everyone else.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026
  • Pair your granny jeans with flat shoes and a romantic blouse (or granny blouse, as the fashion girls like to call it).
    — René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 17 July 2026
Definition of flat
Adjective
  • Mitchell, whose gritty century in the recent third test against England secured a series victory, top-scored with 65 in an insipid New Zealand batting effort.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • That’s how long Thomas Tuchel’s team waited to produce a lifeless and insipid performance against Ghana that prompted many to re-evaluate the Three Lions’ chances of winning the whole thing this summer.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of insipid
Adjective
  • Currently, going to the Google image search site shows a plain search bar for finding images.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
  • Diaz was surprised to learn that most participants ignored their smartwatch alerts in favor of a plain old phone timer.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of plain
Adjective
  • But despite growing international demand for Chinese goods, domestic consumption remains a critical weak spot in the nation’s economic development.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The stock plunged 25% for its worst day on record after issuing weak preliminary results for the second quarter.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of weak
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“Savorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savorless. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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