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bland

[bland] / blænd /
ADJECTIVE
tasteless; undistinctive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banal boring dull insipid tame tedious watery white-bread wishy-washy
WEAK
blah dull as dishwater flat flavorless ho-hum humdrum milk-and-water monotonous nothing pabulum sapless unexciting uninspiring uninteresting unstimulating vanilla vapid waterish weak wimpy zero
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright exciting interesting lively
WEAK
bitter delicious distinctive sharp tasty yummy zingy
ADJECTIVE
friendly, gracious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amiable pleasant
WEAK
affable civilized congenial courteous gentle good-natured ingratiating oily smooth suave unctuous unemotional urbane
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreeable hateful unfriendly
WEAK
blase blasé caustic severe sharp ungracious
ADJECTIVE
mild, temperate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
soft
WEAK
balmy calm calmative clear lenient mollifying nonirritant nonirritating smooth soothing
Antonyms
WEAK
bitter caustic severe sharp tasty

Example Sentences

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But as one of the six people who actually watched, I can tell you it was mostly bland with no clear winner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Mr. Pajak is appealing as the geeky, comic-book-obsessed Sam, while Ms. Bean does her best to enliven with her ferocious belt her rather bland concerned-mother role.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The BBC's Nicholas Barber described it as a "bland and barely competent daytime TV movie", also giving it a single star.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Contrary to popular belief, space food isn’t just freeze-dried packages or long tubes of bland, colorless and soulless slop.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

“Briony, it was a perfectly bland remark about the weather. You’ll apologize, or go now to your room.”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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