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unimaginative
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, predictable |
| Synonyms: | banal, barren, bromidic, common, commonplace, derivative, dime a dozen, dry, dull as dishwater, flat, hackneyed, ho hum, lifeless, matter-of-fact, ordinary, pabulum, pedestrian, prosaic, routine, square*, tame, tedious, trite, uncreative, uninspired, unoriginal, unromantic, usual, vanilla, well-worn, zero* |
| Antonyms: | creative, imaginative, original |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conservative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo |
| Synonyms: | Tory, bourgeois, constant, controlled, conventional, die-hard, fearful, firm, fogyish, fuddy-duddy, guarded, hard hat, hidebound, holding to, illiberal, in a rut, inflexible, middle-of-the-road, not extreme, obstinate, old guard, old line, orthodox, quiet, reactionary, redneck, right, right of center, right-wing, sober, stable, steady, timid, traditional, traditionalistic, unchangeable, unchanging, uncreative, undaring, unimaginative, unprogressive, white bread |
| Antonyms: | exaggerated, incautious, left-wing, liberal, progressive, radical |
| Main Entry: | dull |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | boring, uninteresting |
| Synonyms: | abused, archaic, arid, big yawn, blah, colorless, common, commonplace, dead, dismal, dreary, driveling, dry, familiar, flat, hackneyed, heavy, ho hum, hoary, humdrum*, insipid, jejune, longwinded, monotonous, oft-repeated, ordinary, out-of-date, plain, pointless, prolix, prosaic, prosy, repetitious, repetitive, routine, run-of-the-mill, soporific, stale, stock, stupid, tame, tedious, tired, tiresome, trite, unimaginative, uninspiring, usual, usual thing, vapid, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | active, exciting, interesting, lively |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | everyday |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, average, commonplace, conventional, customary, daily, dime a dozen, dull, familiar, frequent, garden variety, habitual, informal, lowly, mainstream, middle-of-the-road, mundane, normal, ordinary, per diem, plain, prosaic, quotidian, routine, run-of-the-mill, stock, unexceptional, unimaginative, unremarkable, usual, vanilla, whitebread, wonted, workaday |
| Notes: | everyday is an adjective and it means 'casual' or 'informal' with an implied contrast to formality, as well as the meaning of 'familiar, ordinary' in contrast with 'strange, unusual'; the time expression is written separately - every day |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, different, exceptional, special, uncommon, unexpected, unfamiliar, unusual |
| Main Entry: | insipid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, uninteresting |
| Synonyms: | anemic, arid, banal, beige, blah*, bland, characterless, colorless, commonplace, dead*, drab, driveling, dry, feeble, flat, ho-hum, inane, innocuous, jejune, lifeless, limp, mild, mundane, nebbish, nothing, ordinary, plain, pointless, prosaic, prosy, slight, soft*, spiritless, stale, stupid, subdued, tame, tedious, tenuous, thin, tired, trite, unimaginative, vapid, watery, weak, weariful, wearisome, wishy-washy |
| Notes: | sipid - of pleasing taste, flavor, or character - is the opposite of insipid |
| Antonyms: | exciting, exhilarating, interesting, pleasing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lackluster |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, lifeless |
| Synonyms: | blah*, blind, boring, colorless, dark, dead, dim, drab, draggy, dry, flat*, ho-hum, laid-back*, leaden, lusterless, matte, muted, nothing*, obscure, pabulum, prosaic, sombre, unimaginative, uninspired, vanilla, vapid, zero* |
| Antonyms: | bright, enthusiastic, lively, shining, shiny, spirited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | matter-of-fact |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, unembellished |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, calm, cold, cold-blooded, deadpan, down-to-earth, dry, dull, earthy, emotionless, factual, feasible, flat, hard-boiled, impassive, impersonal, lifeless, mundane, naked*, objective, phlegmatic, plain, practical, pragmatic, prosaic, prosy, serious, sober, stoic, stolid, unaffected, unidealistic, unimaginative, unimpassioned, unsentimental, unvarnished |
| Antonyms: | emotional, imaginative, lively |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pedestrian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | everyday, dull |
| Synonyms: | banal, banausic, blah*, boring, commonplace, dim, dreary, flat, humdrum*, inane, jejune, mediocre, monotone, monotonous, mundane, ordinary, platitudinous, plodding, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, stodgy, truistic, unimaginative, uninspired, uninteresting, wishy-washy |
| Antonyms: | different, exceptional, extraordinary, interesting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stodgy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, stuffy |
| Synonyms: | banausic, boring, dim, dreary, formal, heavy, labored, monotonous, pedantic, pedestrian, plodding, ponderous, staid, tedious, turgid, unexciting, unimaginative, uninspired, uninteresting, weighty |
| Antonyms: | adventurous, exciting, ready, willing |
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