suspenseless

adjective

as in gray

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspenseless
  1. gray
  2. unnewsworthy
  3. uneventful
  4. sterile
  5. boring
  6. inanimate
  7. unimaginative
  8. tedious
Adjective
  • Reed left with the children in a gray 2020 Honda Accord four-door with a sunroof and Kansas license plate 3362AJH, according to the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
    — The Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • The blue-gray sunray dial centers around a highly legible perpetual calendar display that shows the seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, and phases of the moon.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2026
Definition of gray
Adjective
  • As journalists opine on every topic, however trivial or traditionally unnewsworthy, the all-knowing chorus of global gossip becomes a roaring mob.
    — Allen Porter, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
Definition of unnewsworthy
Adjective
  • Lanageliers started the game at catcher and hit third in the lineup while the American League won a largely uneventful affair, 4-0, at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • His first All-Star Game on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia was mostly uneventful, save for the experience of catching Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez and watching the American League score three runs off the lefty in the first inning.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of uneventful
Adjective
  • Since female screwworm flies mate only once during their roughly month-long lifespan, those that breed with sterile males produce no viable offspring, causing the population to gradually die out.
    — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • While there are now sterile varieties, these reportedly can revert and produce fruit.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • The couple just stole $10 million — a theft consequential enough to set the entire story in motion, yet also too boring to depict outside a brief flashback?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • The boring games are usually like watching paint dry and their very dedicated fans are only there for the massive parties.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • Then, in European culture, Christianity appeared, a religion which made an astonishing discovery, namely, that the primary cause for everything—humans, animals, nature, fertility, the inanimate world, the universe, the cosmos—could be concentrated into one single point.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • As a result, the concept of animal rights was non-existent and people were free to treat animals like any other inanimate property.
    — Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of inanimate
Adjective
  • This is a competent if unimaginative (it was made for Lifetime, after all) retelling of the real-life tale.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Despite its expense and hard-working cast, its extensive, expensive and eye-filling special effects, and an effective but ear-splitting score by Jerry Goldsmith, the film remains surprisingly small, thanks to David Odell’s unimaginative, earthbound screenplay.
    — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of unimaginative
Adjective
  • There is rage at the machines for turning what should be a spiritual game into the strictest and most tedious rule-following exercise possible.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
  • The action of continuously flicking a typical mouse wheel up and down can be slow and tedious as well difficult to control, even with infinite scroll wheels.
    — Shirl Leigh July 12, New Atlas, 12 July 2026
Definition of tedious
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“Suspenseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspenseless. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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