1
as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
posted a completely tasteless comment that drew immediate rebuke
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2
as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor
breakfast was usually plain, tasteless oatmeal
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as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
a tasteless suit that he wore to the party as a joke
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Recent Examples of tasteless
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless poisonous gas that at high levels can cause loss of consciousness and death.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The food was heavy, generally tasteless, mostly gray.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
If the power and water don’t work, the ideal tasteless lunch that will keep you from crushing the box of cookies for at least an hour.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
The fruits were mediocre for eating fresh, but tasteless for making jam.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The food was heavy, generally tasteless, mostly gray.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
If the power and water don’t work, the ideal tasteless lunch that will keep you from crushing the box of cookies for at least an hour.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
The fruits were mediocre for eating fresh, but tasteless for making jam.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasteless
Adjective
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In a not crass way, no matter what your vice of choice is, someone who enables that behavior, even just by being there, is a really relatable idea.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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The vigil can come to look like voyeurism, the human care made crass.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This one came off bland, with a sauce that bordered on soupy rather than creamy.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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Ratmansky, by contrast, earnestly turns this light but pointed farce into a bland American morality tale.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Weisz aces the slapstick comedy of being hot and bothered in an inappropriate setting.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kamlager-Dove said Noem’s lack of a direct answer raised concerns about her having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate and showed a lack of judgment in national security decisions.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There is a new lowlife generation that can’t speak without using vulgar terms.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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One of the most disgraceful aspects of the current administration is that our president uses vulgar and scatological language to disparage people who disagree with him.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have experimentally confirmed a decades-old theory describing how magnetism behaves in ultra-thin materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Griffler’s plane towed us high above the foothills on a thin gray rope.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Environmental chemist Cassandra Rauert noted that this technique is currently unsuitable for identifying polyethylene or PVC in human tissue because molecules from human fat can mimic the signal of these plastics.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This is a significant issue for a project intended for deep-space mission launches, microgravity research, and space manufacturing – only for it to be found unsuitable for any of those goals, largely due to the presence of the astronauts themselves.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His father calls me rude names and fights with my fiance.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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By decreasing road manners, drivers increase the possibility of aggressive behavior becoming harmful rather than rude.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2026
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Back-to-back insipid losses to Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest, which remain the low points of this campaign, had seen confidence on the terraces drain away.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Even the most insipid formulaic pop nonsense can induce that almost mystical reflection of life if your connections to the time of its airplay are meaningful.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Tasteless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasteless. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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