In the Internet age, the once noble title of publisher has been demoted to the insipid "content provider".
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Insipid
Synonyms for "insipid" (290 found)
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Closest matches (58)
blandcharacterlessdulltastelessuninterestingvacuousvapidwishy washyaridbanalbarebarrenbetwixt and betweenblahblankbleachedbloodlessboringbromidicchangeable
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Adjective(28 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (87)
dilutediluteddismaldistastefuldraggydrearisomedrearydrivelingdrydryasdustdustyeffeteelephantineemptyetiolatedfadefairfair to middlingfairishfatuous
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featurelessfeebleflatflavorlessflavourlessgruellyhalfheartedheavyho humho-humhollowhumdrumill-flavoredinaneinaptindecisiveindifferentinexcitableinfirm of purposeinfirm of willinnocuousirresolutejejunejuvenilelacklusterlacklustreleadenlifelesslow spiritedlow-spiritedmatter-of-factmediocremediummiddlingmild
Adjective(28 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Related words (145)
milk-and-watermilkymoderatemodestmouldymundanemushynamby pambynamby-pambyneutralnondescriptnullnull and voidof a kindof a sortof sortsordinarypalepallidpappy
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passablepedestrianplainploddingpoetrylesspointlesspokyponderousprosaicprosingprosypulpyrespectablesaplesssavorlesssentimentalsicklyslightslowso soso-sosoftsolemnspicelessspiritlessstalesterilestiffstodgystuffystupidsubduedsuperficialswashytametedioustenuousthintiresometolerabletriflingunappetizingunembellishedunflavoredunidealisticunimaginativeunimpassionedunlivelyunpalatableunpoeticunpoeticalunrelievedunromanticunsavoryvacantvoidwashywateredwatered downwatered-downwaterishwateryweakwearifulwearinesswearishwearisomewhitewishy-washywith nothing insidewithout contentwooden
Adjective(50 words)
milquetoastmuttonheadednittynumbskulledpeabrainedpudding-headedpurblindrockheadedsapidlesssaucelesssavorlesssheep-headedshit-for-brainssicklysimpleslow on the uptakeslow-wittedsluggishsmacklesssmooth-brained
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snoozysoporificstolidstupidtamethickthick as a brickthick as a plankthick as a whale omelettethick as mincethick as pig shitthick as two short planksthickheadeduncoolunderbrainedunderwhelmingunholidayunintelligentunsavoryuntasteablevacuouswallowishwanwaterywaughweaksaucewershwhite breadwoodenheadedzingless
Adjective(3 words)
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1 entriesSynonyms
13 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
5 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
87 translations across 31 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- πλαδαρός adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- ἄγευστος adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Armenian
2 entries- անհամ adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- անհամ adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Bulgarian
3 entries- безвкусен adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- безинтересен adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- блудкав adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Catalan
2 entries- insípid adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- insípid adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Czech
1 entries- mdlý adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Danish
1 entries- smagløs adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Dutch
4 entries- flauw adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- karakterloos adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- smaakloos adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- smakeloos adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Finnish
4 entries- lattea adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- lattea adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- mauton adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- mauton adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
German
4 entries- abgestanden adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- charakterlos adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- fade adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- geistlos adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Greek
4 entries- άγευστος adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- άνοστος adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- άνοστος adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- ανούσιος adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Irish
1 entries- leamh adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Latin
2 entries- frigidus adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- insulsus adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Manx
1 entries- neuvlaystal adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Māori
4 entries- hākore adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- kōwhau adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- kōwhau adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- makiha adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Norwegian
2 entries- flau adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- smakløs adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Occitan
1 entries- insipid adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Old English
1 entries- ǣmelle adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- طاتسز adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- لذتسز adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- یاوان adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Persian
2 entries- بیمزه adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- ویشیل adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- fleiw adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- schmaklooss adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Polish
3 entries- bezbarwny adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- mdły adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- nudny adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Portuguese
2 entries- insípido adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- insípido adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Romanian
4 entries- anost adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- fad adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- fără caracter adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- fără gust adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Russian
4 entries- безвку́сный adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- неинтере́сный adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- пло́ский adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- пре́сный adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- ana-blasta adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- ana-blasta adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Slovak
1 entries- mdlý adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Spanish
3 entries- insulso adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- insípido adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- soso adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Swedish
2 entries- fadd adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- smaklös adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Tagalog
1 entries- mayapa adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
Thai
2 entries- จืด adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- จืด adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Ukrainian
4 entries- без смаку adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- несмачний adj (unappetizingly flavorless)
- нецікавий adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
- нудний adj (flat; lacking character or definition)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The little girls were afforded a stretch limousine for their insipid, saccharine songs.
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Some people have to stop saying words that add pain, what is called insipid chatter.
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The concise word is better than a long, insipid speech.
Source: tatoeba (11265727)
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