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
The car had a nondescript name, but its looks captured global attention.
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
Geno Auriemma’s Huskies, after losing to a ranked team, usually has to wait weeks while wading through a series of nondescript Big East opponents to get another chance.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Long Draw Pizza Sited in a nondescript sheet metal building, Long Draw Pizza is a local favorite.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
Most of the houses along the main street in the bottom of the canyon had collapsed long ago and slithered into nondescript piles of weathered boards in the floor of the wash.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
Geno Auriemma’s Huskies, after losing to a ranked team, usually has to wait weeks while wading through a series of nondescript Big East opponents to get another chance.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Long Draw Pizza Sited in a nondescript sheet metal building, Long Draw Pizza is a local favorite.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
Most of the houses along the main street in the bottom of the canyon had collapsed long ago and slithered into nondescript piles of weathered boards in the floor of the wash.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
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The whole thing also looks pretty—budget and midrange phones tend to be super boring, but the Pixel 8A has a smart design with a matte rear texture.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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China has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2060, and India has set ambitious renewable energy goals.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Its notably neutral Tokyo style is a particular favorite among the Vogue Shopping team.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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Get a bean bag in beige, black or green from Amazon.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Playtex Wireless Bra with 18-Hour Lift, $17 with coupon $40 $17 at Amazon Take your pick between 18 distinct colors like pastel pink, sky blue, and berry red, or neutrals like beige, white, and black.—
Claire Harmeyer,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Dreamy forests and bright angels curdle and mutate into digital grotesquerie, a Spam Folder of faceless creatures and shock shlock.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2025
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The bunny is faceless and features a long body that extends out slightly at the bottom, while the pointed ears give it a touch of fun.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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Preview Robert De Niro's Netflix thriller 'Zero Day' is a starry but dull dud: Review Patrick Schwarzenegger is 'White Lotus' Season 3 breakout, and dad Arnold is pumped Donnie Wahlberg is heading to 'Blue Bloods' Boston spinoff Ralph Macchio and William Zabka were 'Karate Kid' rivals.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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This portable, rollerball serum can be used twice a day on dull, uneven, and post-blemish skin.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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