VAPIDITY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

vapidity

noun

Definition of vapidity

as in dullness

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Recent Examples of vapidity Proprietor of vapidity Thomas O’Brien (William Thomas Hodgson) tries to help the situation while also becoming particularly smitten with Kitty. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025 None of his editors or longtime publishers appears to have thought of protecting him or acknowledging the manuscript’s vapidity. — Michael Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024 Fans willing to overlook the obvious vapidity of director Rob Reiner, a hostile Democrat-progressive zealot, prove that some conservatives are bamboozled by liberalism’s kindly pretense. — Armond White, National Review, 21 Feb. 2024 After all, its themes, centered on the emptiness of power — and the vapidity of those who seek to be close to it — are timeless, especially in this city. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for vapidity

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Noun

After consistent use, our top picks left skin looking and feeling more hydrated, bouncy, smooth, and radiant, while helping to minimize the appearance of fine lines, dullness, and uneven texture.

— Sheryl George, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026
If tone, pigmentation or dullness is a concern, Nathan says chemical peels may be helpful.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dullness

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The remaining episodes—a trip to Charleston, with a detour to a Boeing plant; a trip to Texas, with a detour to a CRH subsidiary; a trip to Arizona, with a ride in a Waymo—mostly settle back into the tedium of Episode 1.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
The experience is…less fun, although bad film aficionados know that some level of tedium is inherent to almost all of the most canonical worst movies ever.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tedium

Noun

Many women with natural hair can empathize with the breakage concerns and tediousness that can arise when taking down protective styles.

— Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of tediousness

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