noncommittal

adjective

ˌnän-kə-ˈmi-tᵊl How to pronounce noncommittal (audio)
Definition of noncommittalnext
as in neutral
lacking in distinctive features or qualities the novelist has repeatedly used bland, noncommittal words that lack emotional resonance

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Recent Examples of noncommittal But Trump, in announcing the meeting, was noncommittal about any coming American security guarantees. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Weeks later, Rodgers flew from California to New Jersey to meet with the new leadership team after each was noncommittal about his status during the introductory press conference in late January. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025 Redick was noncommittal when asked whether Doncic would play in both games of the team’s back-to-backs moving forward. — Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025 Coach Brian Keefe was noncommittal about whether Smart and Middleton will play Friday when the Wizards host the Bucks. — Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noncommittal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncommittal
  1. neutral
  2. boring
  3. nondescript
  4. beige
  5. tiring
Adjective
  • The country remains split on issues such as DEI (39 percent positive opinion compared to 43 percent negative and 14 percent neutral) and Ukraine (41 percent positive opinion compared to 28 percent negative and 27 percent neutral).
    — Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Available in a wide variety of colors, including neutral, pastel, and neon hues, there are plenty of options to choose from, and for each pair purchased Skechers donates a portion to animal charities.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of neutral
Adjective
  • Then Saturday, Columbus sputtered to a disappointing (and boring) scoreless draw at home against the Houston Dynamo, one of the weakest MLS teams.
    — Andrew King, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • The Philadelphia setting foregrounds inner-city row houses, scrappy corner stores, and nondescript citizens just trying to go about their business — a working-class vision of a blue collar town.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The 45-foot-tall petals tower over 8101 Lenexa Drive, a rare unique touch to the otherwise nondescript warehouse.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of nondescript
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the YouTuber wore a beige short-sleeve collared shirt, khaki pants and brown loafers.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Her modern, minimalist pieces—such as a black bowl with a double lip and a beige cup with a crackled, rustlike patina—had already made frequent appearances at the salon.
    — Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of beige
Adjective
  • While squatting is a relatively rare problem at the national level, the issue has gotten more attention over the past year—and can be extremely tiring and stressful for property owners.
    — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Kraft likes taking big swings, but after tiring of Belichick’s autocratic approach, his priority for the 2024 season was simply regaining control of his franchise.
    — Mike Sando, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of tiring

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