zestless

adjective

as in insipid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zestless
  1. insipid
  2. boring
  3. predictable
  4. dry
  5. tedious
  6. tasteless
Adjective
  • The ending produces more questions that the frustratingly insipid storytelling doesn’t feign to care about.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of insipid
Adjective
  • Now the seven most boring, starting with the most tolerable (comments edited for grammar and clarity).
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • It’s been a boring week for Makyah, who’s in third grade at Banneker Elementary.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • Water from the lakes is also used to generate hydroelectric power and to ensure a steady, predictable flow of water downstream, smoothing the water supply during droughts and when snowpack in the Rocky Mountains is low.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • More seats, more problems Part of the solution is fixing predictable design flaws — like ensuring flight attendants can actually see passengers over high privacy walls — early in the development process to avoid last-minute delays.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of predictable
Adjective
  • Another round of showers is possible Saturday evening, but there will be plenty of dry time in between.
    — Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With France experiencing its driest year ever, a new fire raced through woodlands overnight in the Landes region on the southwest coast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dry
Adjective
  • Those monotonous and tedious tasks are exactly what robots are for, Black said.
    — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Not abandoning something tedious that was never wanted in the first place, but stepping away from work that was chosen and mattered, at the first small snag.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tedious
Adjective
  • The coating is designed to be essentially tasteless and preserve the produce’s natural flavor, Yang said.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Vehicle sales have been plunging as customers are driven away by the richest man in the world’s tasteless behavior and erratic commentary.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026
Definition of tasteless
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“Zestless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zestless. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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