as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
a line of indistinctive sportswear that does not justify its premium price point
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Recent Examples of indistinctive
The ubiquity of such endeavors often means the results are pretty indistinctive, but numerous things set Williams’s version apart from those of other artists.
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Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 2 Mar. 2018
Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 2 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinctive
Adjective
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The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Recently, Jennifer Lopez has been a big fan of natural manicures, which are anything but boring.—
Lea Hüttinger,
Glamour,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While the gaze in Freud’s painting is fairly neutral, the gaze in Paul’s painting is not.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Most countries were of a mind to try to stay neutral between the two powers and maintain good relations with both Washington and Beijing.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Taqueria Express Grill is in a nondescript building off of Lawyer’s Road (look for the big red sign that says Taqueria).—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Others appeared simply as a gray square with nondescript alt text, as if the image didn’t load.—
Mia Sato,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some people's mental images are dull or vague, while others can't form anything whatsoever, according to WebMD.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Switch out light fixtures Lighting in a home can transform a space from looking dull to warm and inviting.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Indistinctive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinctive. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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