"Well, it's hot again today, isn't it?" "That's one more time you've started with a bland topic."
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Bland
/blænd/
Synonyms for "bland" (195 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Adjective(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (59)
diplomaticdisarmingdullemptyfaintfair spokenfair-spokenfawningfeaturelessfine spokenfine-spokenflatflatteringfulsomegeneralgeneralizedgenericgentleglibgood-natured
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Noun(1 words)
Adjective(10 words)
Interjection(1 words)
Related words (97)
Adjective(26 words)
mildestmonotoneneutralneutral looknon descriptive wordnonsaltyodorlessone-tonepallidplainpoliticsaltlesssavorlesssavourlesssmoothsuavetastelessthin broththin soupunappetizing
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milk-and-watermilkymoderatemushynamby pambynamby-pambynebulousneutralnonchalantnondescriptnonspecificnonviolentnullnull and voidobsequiousoilyoily-tonguedpacifisticpeaceablepeaceful
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prosaicprudentsaplessslimyslobberysmarmysmoothsmooth tonguedsmooth-spokensmooth-tonguedsmugsoapysobersoftsoft spokensoft-soapingsoft-spokensoothingstodgysuavesuave-spokensycophantictametastelesstemperatetiresomeuncharacterizedunctuousundifferentiatedunemotionaluninterestingunrelievedunruffledunspecifiedurbanevacantvacuousvaguevapidvoidwaterishwaterywheedlingwhitewidewishy washywishy-washywith nothing insidewithout content
Noun(2 words)
milquetoastnondescript design
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8 entriescolorless appearancedrab coloringinsipiditymildnessneutral tonepallid tintuninspired proseunseasonedness
Collocations
6 entriesbland climatebland coffeebland dietbland flavorbland statementbland taste
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
5 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Life would become bland without you.
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I just moved in so my room is still quite bland.
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Some food is pretty bland without salt.
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