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nondescript

[non-di-skript] / ˌnɒn dɪˈskrɪpt /
ADJECTIVE
undistinguished, commonplace
Synonyms
STRONGEST
uninspiring unremarkable
STRONG
common empty garden ordinary
WEAK
characterless colorless dull featureless indescribable indeterminate mousy unclassifiable unclassified unexceptional uninteresting unmemorable vague
Antonyms
STRONG
abnormal extraordinary uncommon
WEAK
describable different distinguished illustrative remarkable superior

Example Sentences

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Speaking of lyrics, Mr. Styles’s are frustratingly nondescript.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

We visited a few of them, hidden away in basements of wrecked buildings or nondescript village houses.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Far from the glamour of fashion weeks in Paris, Milan and London, a nondescript cashmere mill on Scotland's western coast that supplies luxury labels hopes local training programmes can attract new talent.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“You wonder why Maduro didn’t go to some nondescript apartment in the middle of Caracas or the countryside.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Alexander rode up: a young man; nondescript face but very capable.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara