zestless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zestless
Adjective
  • Faced with insipid economic growth, politicians have not taken the action necessary to spark a resurgence, such as capital and digital markets reform, lower levels of regulation and lower business taxes.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 21 May 2026
  • More boos followed after the final whistle with Slot’s side serving up another insipid home performance.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • Swapping any boring sweater with this one will instantly upgrade your travel wardrobe (without much effort at all).
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • He was meant to only be the stick-in-the-mud boring guy.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • The data tells a story of partisan preferences that are predictable in some ways and surprising in others.
    Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • White racial resentment is a predictable outgrowth of a cultural regime that has for decades insisted on racial categorization and affinity for everyone but white Americans.
    Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Adjective
  • Analysts have noted that retail investors could be causing some of the weakness in chips by freeing up dry powder in preparation for the blockbuster IPO – though Bank of America noted that last week’s sell-off was driven by big institutional money.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 June 2026
  • In the confusion, Paula is able to subdue Sky by nailing his hand to the ground and then sprays Ashley in the face with the dry shampoo before fleeing the scene.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, the filmmaker is so keen to make good on his premise that The Death of Robin Hood becomes a tedious slog.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • In one case, the AI employed a strategy that the problem’s authors had identified but found too tedious to pursue, says Mohammed Abouzaid, a mathematician at Stanford University and a member of the First Proof team.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Many now use tasteless powders added to food such as Phos-Bind or Epakitin.
    Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • His tasteless and unfunny comment calling the president’s wife an expectant widow shows just how warped Kimmel has become.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
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“Zestless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zestless. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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