as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
a line of indistinctive sportswear that does not justify its premium price point
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Recent Examples of indistinctive
The ubiquity of such endeavors often means the results are pretty indistinctive, but numerous things set Williams’s version apart from those of other artists.
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Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 2 Mar. 2018
Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 2 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinctive
Adjective
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Some people assume that longtime married couples are boring, but my husband has never bored me.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Spectators perceive tennis outfits as plain, boring, rigid or limited to a specific silhouette.—
Ruth Etiesit Samuel,
Essence,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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This is being done to comply with the sport's goal of being carbon neutral by 2030.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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With Messi and his mates, Miami has sold out huge NFL stadiums and other neutral venues.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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In a nondescript field in the northern United States, two white canids race through the snow, their massive paws leaving prints long absent from the modern wilderness.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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With many human rights under threat with our current administration—including LGBTQ+ rights and resources for trans youth—a more nondescript and label-free uniform can act as a form of protection, or even a form of rebellion.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The bittersweet result didn’t dull a remarkable career and legacy for Kelly.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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But the drama can be very stolid, borderline dull at times.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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“Indistinctive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinctive. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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