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
Somewhere in the middle, there was slide one, in which Gomez wore a white turtleneck and subtle makeup look while cuddled up with fiancé Benny Blanco at nondescript restaurant.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2025
The first stop on the Stations of the Cross was near the corner of the nondescript church, which has a grayish facade and bright red doors.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Still, this has always been the MO of the great psychedelic chemists: hiding in plain sight, whether in roadside barns and silos, or nondescript commercial spaces in snoozy Canadian office parks.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
The West Hollywood coffee shop is on a nondescript stretch of Fountain Avenue.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2025
The first stop on the Stations of the Cross was near the corner of the nondescript church, which has a grayish facade and bright red doors.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Still, this has always been the MO of the great psychedelic chemists: hiding in plain sight, whether in roadside barns and silos, or nondescript commercial spaces in snoozy Canadian office parks.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
The West Hollywood coffee shop is on a nondescript stretch of Fountain Avenue.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondescript
Adjective
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The Salon Clutch Structured yet theatrical, Le Salon is Jacquemus’s answer to the evening clutch—pared back, but never boring.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
10 May 2025
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Even Jiro himself, originally thought the film would be boring, Gelb admitted.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Health,
Health,
14 May 2025
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While the color is still neutral, the differing patterns and their scale creates visual tension.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Tastefully subdued beige furniture that will be chucked the minute Trump takes ownership.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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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.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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This does mean revealing yourself on a platform many prefer to remain faceless.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Subsequently, the activities association took a more noncommittal stance.—
Ann Schimke,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
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For golf fans hoping to see Koepka back on the PGA Tour after his current deal, his noncommittal comments should be seen as a win.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The bristles of the brush manually sweep away dull, rough, flaky skin cells.—
Angela Palmer,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2025
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“Nondescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondescript. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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