zestless

adjective

Definition of zestlessnext
as in insipid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zestless
  1. insipid
  2. boring
  3. predictable
  4. dry
  5. tedious
  6. tasteless
Adjective
  • Sometimes the video was insipid, but that hardly mattered.
    David Rowell, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Final flourishes offer confusion: Kora confronts a giant Kali statue (Hindu myth replicating the insipid Issa ideal).
    Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of insipid
Adjective
  • Most of this long flashback segment is pretty boring, though.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Toyota and Honda have at times been called boring: Honda by its own engineers, Toyota more famously by a chairman descended from the company’s founder.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • The presidential race may not be called by the end of the day, but some state vote tallies will begin rolling in just after the polls, particularly where the outcome is already predictable.
    The Hill, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Internal candidates are seen as safer and more predictable.
    Gina Riley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of predictable
Adjective
  • The three-layer design offers extra protection against spillage, ensuring that all the contents of your toiletry bag stay dry.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
  • An officer investigating the crash noted that the weather was cloudy and the road was dry at the time.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dry
Adjective
  • Not only does the more-open nature of the PC lend itself better to powerful creation software, but typing thousands of lines of code instantly becomes exponentially less tedious with a keyboard than on a touch screen or using controllers.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • For millennial and Gen Z workers aged 18 to 43, the process is so tedious that 32% would rather apply to a new job than select health insurance, according to a Justworks and Harris Poll survey.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of tedious
Adjective
  • Setting aside the general question of how necessary this show is to begin with, nothing here comes across as particularly tasteless.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Who is Tony Hinchcliffe? Hinchcliffe, raised in Youngstown, Ohio, is a stand-up comedian who specializes in the roast style, in which comedians take the podium to needle a celebrity victim with personal and often tasteless jokes.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of tasteless
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