as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
travelers settling for nondescript motel rooms that could be located anywhere
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Recent Examples of nondescript
We were perched on a nondescript couch on the third floor of McQueen’s Saint-Germain temporary studio, surrounded by model boards and button trays.
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead, nondescript warehouses humming with servers are becoming the new geopolitical hotspots.
—Azeem Azhar, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
Even as the nondescript storefront became an unlikely TikTok destination, Absolute Bagels kept no social media presence of its own, had no website, did not deliver and accepted only cash.
—New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
In his third season at age 24, Purdy has morphed from a nondescript afterthought draft choice to an unquestioned leader.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead, nondescript warehouses humming with servers are becoming the new geopolitical hotspots.
—Azeem Azhar, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
Even as the nondescript storefront became an unlikely TikTok destination, Absolute Bagels kept no social media presence of its own, had no website, did not deliver and accepted only cash.
—New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
In his third season at age 24, Purdy has morphed from a nondescript afterthought draft choice to an unquestioned leader.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
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Covering the entertainment business is never boring, and 2025 is already shaping up to be another banger as business models that have been around for decades continue to evolve, erode and unravel.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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News to Know Disney buys Fubo On its face, the move might sound like a boring press release.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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If the home cannot be accessed, individuals may meet the inspector in a neutral location.Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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In Arteta’s pragmatic mind, every tactic is just a neutral tool to achieve a particular aim.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Bathrooms feature the cool tones of white, beige, and mocha marble with creamy matte white stand alone tubs ready for staff to fill with bubbles at the guest’s request.Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The matching pants come in elegant black, statement-making neon pink, neutral taupe beige, and more colors.Nneya Richards, Parents, 13 Jan. 2025
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Waves of faceless enemies are thrown at the player to be defeated, occasionally punctuating in a higher-stakes showdown with a more dangerous foe.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Luigi Mangione — the man charged in the Dec. 4 shooting and killing of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare — was still a nameless, faceless gathering of pixels in grainy surveillance footage when a slice of the internet christened him a folk hero.Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Several senators emerged from the meeting noncommittal on final passage but open to supporting Friday’s procedural vote in order to propose amendments.Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
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Vance had drawn fire from the UAW last week for giving noncommittal answers on questions about the money allocated to GM for the electric vehicle plant.Andrea Shalal, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
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For optimal baking, open the containers to check their aroma and if the smell is dull throw it away.Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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The action was so frenetic that the dull parts of Test matches, lulls that often exist when one team is in complete control, were basically eradicated.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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