bland
31
2.8
- adjective
- /blænd/
:
soso
- Although the design is modern, the color scheme feels bland and uninspired.
- rather bland
- pretty bland
- seem bland
Don't waste all your time doing stuff that's just boring or bland or numbing, right?
- Don't waste all your time doing stuff that's just boring or bland or numbing, right?
- So that's a, a pretty sort of bland future racially.
- The fits just really bland and boring, like the whole dress.
- All that tells me is that John Cox is so bland, even a bear won't eat him.
- My issue though is that she was so incredibly blah, bland and naive.
- It all seems very bland and monotone like some people's personality.
- And ultimately, because living without love, it's kind of bland, boring.
- This next page is very bland.
- The history of menswear hasn't always been so bland.
Examples
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But the dryly naturalistic photograph is too bland for advertising purposes.
Academic text (2000) -
Yes, I have been called bland, so hello.
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We thought it was going to be bland, turns out as delicious.
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And he looks perfectly bland.
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His narrow face is still and bland as the air behind a barn.
Fiction book (1995) -
It just really looks very bland in this room.
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Anyone can see it in my face: my expressions are bland, my words are listless.
Fiction book (1996) -
The T-Bird pulls up in front of a bland, institutional building.
Fiction book (1997) -
The places we come from— bland towns, mill towns, small lives.
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The food at the restaurant was bland and lacked any distinct flavor.
Synonyms
721
1.0
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
297
4.4
Not lively and often weak in taste or sound
182
1.3
Not interesting or lively
30
6.1
Dull and showing little energy
23
4.2
Not bright or colorful and not lively
20
1.4
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
19
3.6
Without energy or interest and making people feel bored
17
7.3
Having little taste and being boring
17
7.1
Not having special or interesting features so it does not stand out
16
2.5
Not interesting or likely to make people want it
16
7.9
Not interesting or lively and often boring
15
4.1
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
14
4.0
Not having new or interesting ideas
14
5.3
Something that is boring because it has no variety
9
3.9
Not very good or likely to attract attention
7
3.5
Not interesting or exciting
5
5.4
A person or thing that has no special quality
4
3.9
Not interesting or exciting
4
5.4
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
4
3.5
Food that has little or no taste and seems bland
3
3.2
Not interesting or exciting
2
4.2
Not pleasant or attractive
2
7.4
Not interesting or lively and often boring
1
5.8
Having nothing special or interesting
1
4.4
Simple in style and not trying to attract attention
1
8.5
Plain and not interesting with no new ideas
Not having a strong style or special features and seeming bland
Not bright in color and not very interesting
Not causing strong feelings or interest
Not attractive or interesting
Looks plain and not attractive or exciting
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Etymology
Bland comes from the Latin word blandus, meaning 'mild' or 'pleasant'. If something is too 'mild' in style or colour it can feel unexciting, so bland now means lacking strong or interesting features.