as in dulled
not having brightness, brilliance, or vitality
a lackluster, dingy Main Street a lackluster performance His writing can be lackluster at times.
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as in grayness
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Recent Examples of lackluster
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
While his teammate Max Verstappen acknowledged that the car needed to be improved, Lawson's failure to score points and his lackluster qualifying performances contributed to his demotion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Foreign automakers: Ferrari raises some prices in response to US auto tariffs
These deliberations add to the challenges facing carmakers already struggling with lackluster demand, high labor costs and stiff competition from Chinese rivals.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Her exit comes after a hit-and-miss string of Prime Video titles with high budgets: Under her tenure, for every spectacular Fallout came a lackluster Citadel or Red One.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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The lackluster reaction in the room continued with Scarlett Johansson, who earned more slack-jawed stares than thunderous applause.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
While his teammate Max Verstappen acknowledged that the car needed to be improved, Lawson's failure to score points and his lackluster qualifying performances contributed to his demotion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Foreign automakers: Ferrari raises some prices in response to US auto tariffs
These deliberations add to the challenges facing carmakers already struggling with lackluster demand, high labor costs and stiff competition from Chinese rivals.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Her exit comes after a hit-and-miss string of Prime Video titles with high budgets: Under her tenure, for every spectacular Fallout came a lackluster Citadel or Red One.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackluster
Adjective
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The additional compounds in matcha dull this effect.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2025
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For the rest of us, a real musical comedy is a cause for celebration; most are either too tuneless to be musicals or too dull to be comedies.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Details are still murky with the plan yet to be formally presented to the all-powerful ICC board.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The process, however, has been murky based on which military branch people are looking to return to, with only the Navy offering a solid idea of the decision.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Editor’s tip: Niacinamide is a multitasker that blurs the look of dark spots, evens your skin tone, and balances your complexion.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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And so by some sociologists, camp is thought to be this form of dark humor serving as a coping mechanism to historical marginalization.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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A lot of emotions — excitement and rejuvenation about joining a new team but also reflective and somber about his tenure in Boston coming to an end.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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The mood at the event was anything but somber, though.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the accomplishment faded into obscurity, unrecorded in our collective national memory.—
Cassidy Randall,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Now we’re stuck with Healey, who is taking Warren’s route into obscurity, while we’re stuck with a $62 billion fiscal year 2026 budget proposal that needs a backup plan if federal dollars dry up.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Lackluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackluster. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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