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
But don’t let the nondescript exterior, which could double as any other high-end office building in Penn Quarter, fool you.
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William Goodman, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
Namely, trench coats, ballet flats, and nondescript handbags that will ensure their closets remain stylish and on trend, even in the event that shopping becomes a far less frequent occurrence.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2025
While brides of the past opted for simple, nondescript engagement and wedding day jewelry—think diamond princess cut engagement rings and simple gold bands—more and more women are opting for unique accessories.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
The bottom line is that two Texas senators want taxpayers to spend at least $1 billion to remove the most historic Space Shuttle from the most historic spaceflight museum in the world, possibly break it in an across-the-country move, and then put it in a nondescript warehouse in Houston.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
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Belief that your institution is exempt from the hard, functional and often boring parts of the job leads to a slow decline.—
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One ideal that rung loudly at the presentation was that these students were unafraid to dream–rather than send designs down the runway that felt truncated, trendy or downright boring, the student designers chose an opposite route.—
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Jefferies backed into a more neutral rating on Rivian shares.—
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Balancing flavors: If the coconut flavor overpowers your meal, mix it with a more neutral oil, like avocado or olive oil.—
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Tastefully subdued beige furniture that will be chucked the minute Trump takes ownership.—
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The old oil town, with its beige parking garages that form a girdle around nondescript towers in gray and black — Bank of Oklahoma, Cherokee Federal — was exactly the kind of American city that filled me with dread.—
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This introduction to a group of 12- and 13-year-old boys as faceless forces of nature will prove apt in certain ways, although Polinger is careful not to make any of them one-dimensional.—
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Replacing previous heroine Jesse Faden, however, with three nameless, faceless agents seemed like a tough hurdle to overcome.—
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Roseman was noncommittal when asked about what position Campbell will play.—
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Subsequently, the activities association took a more noncommittal stance.—
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There’s an effort from the developer, Far Out Games, to tell a captivating noirish story here but the cutscenes and dialogue are painfully dull.—
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The bristles of the brush manually sweep away dull, rough, flaky skin cells.—
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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