"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" (242 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Strong matches (72)
Adjective(24 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Related words (121)
mildmild as milkmilk-and-watermilkymoderatemushynamby pambynamby-pambynebulousneutralnonchalantnondescriptnonspecificnonviolentnullnull and voidobsequiousoilyoily-tonguedpacifistic
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peaceablepeacefulprudentsaplessslimyslobberysmarmysmoothsmooth tonguedsmooth-spokensmooth-tonguedsmugsoapysobersoftsoft spokensoft-soapingsoft-spokensoothingspicelesssuave-spokensycophantictametemperatetiresomeuncharacterizedunctuousunderwhelmingundifferentiatedunemotionaluninterestingunrelievedunruffledunspecifiedunstimulatingurbanevacantvacuousvaguevapidvoidwaterishwaterywheedlingwhitewidewishy washywishy-washywith nothing insidewithout content
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More general
1 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
3 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
14 entriesdistinct from
4 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
32 entriesShowing 16 of 32 words.
similar
7 entriesTranslations
125 translations across 32 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- անհամ adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Bikol Central
1 entries- matabang adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Bulgarian
4 entries- безвку́сен adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- ла́скав adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- мек adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- не́жен adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 乏味的 adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Czech
1 entries- mdlý adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Danish
1 entries- sød adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
Dutch
4 entries- flauw adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- mild adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
- mild adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- smaakloos adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Eastern Bontoc
1 entries- lamset adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Finnish
4 entries- mauton adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- mieto adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- mitäänsanomaton adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
- mitäänsanomaton adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
French
4 entries- douce adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
- douce adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- doux adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
- doux adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
Galician
1 entries- suave adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
German
4 entries- blass adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- fad adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- geistlos adj ((fig.) lacking interest; boring; dull)
- gelassen adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
Greek
4 entries- άγευστος adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- άνοστος adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- ήπιος adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
- ήπιος adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
Interlingua
1 entries- blande adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
Italian
4 entries- blando adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
- blando adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- fiacco adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- insipido adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Kaitag
1 entries- анццу́ adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Korean
1 entries- 싱겁다 adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Ladino
1 entries- shavdo adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Māori
3 entries- makiha adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- mākihakiha adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- waimeha adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- intetsigende adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- smakløs adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- طاتسز adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- لذتسز adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- یاوان adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Persian
1 entries- بیمزه adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- fleiw adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Polish
4 entries- bez smaku adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- bezbarwny adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- blady adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- delikatny adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
Portuguese
3 entries- insosso adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- suave adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
- suave adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
Romanian
4 entries- afabil adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- blând adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
- gentil adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- liniștitor adj (having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating)
Russian
4 entries- безвку́сный adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- ла́сковый adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- мя́гкий adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- не́жный adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
Spanish
4 entries- aguado adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- desaborido adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- desabrido adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- desabrido adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
Swedish
4 entries- blid adj (mild; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave)
- fadd adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- intetsägande adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- lam adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Tagalog
1 entries- matabang adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Ukrainian
1 entries- безсма́ковий adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Vietnamese
2 entries- lạt adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
- nhạt adj (lacking in taste or flavor)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Life would become bland without you.
Source: tatoeba (437977)
I just moved in so my room is still quite bland.
Source: tatoeba (2674479)
Some food is pretty bland without salt.
Source: tatoeba (2953279)
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