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Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting

Not harsh or abrasive to the senses

Unseasoned, mild, or insipid in taste or flavor

Expressionless, not showing any emotion

Marked by charm, confidence and elegance

Failing to interest

Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature

Not pleasant to taste

Designed to suit the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals

Having little knowledge or experience of a particular skill or field of work

Insincere or hypocritical in nature

Lacking in intensity, vividness or brightness

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Adjective

Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting

run-of-the-mill

middle-of-the-road

dull as dishwater

undistinguished

nothing to write home about

no great shakes

common or garden

unexceptionable

unobjectionable

run of the mill

lacking interest

lacking excitement

lacking variety

nothing to get excited about

nothing special

non-stimulating

lacking variation

dull as ditchwater

uncontroversial

soul-destroying

run-of-the-mine

middle of the road

blending into the background

neither one thing nor the other

unextraordinary

inconsequential

run-of-the mill

not amounting to much

fair to middling

lacking vitality

of little consequence

of little importance

of no consequence

not worth mentioning

of no importance

of no great concern

two-dimensional

noncontroversial

straightforward

pure and simple

in the background

fair-to-middling

par for the course

standardized^US

standardised^UK

sufficiently good

moderately good

matter-of-course

unsophisticated

nothing out of the ordinary

past their sell-by date

unprepossessing

readily available

widely available

nothing to shout about

barely adequate

well established

puts one to sleep

without variety

flat as pancake

recognizable^US

one-size-fits-all

across the board

recognisable^UK

better than nothing

only to be expected

individualistic

taken for granted

tried and tested

completely understandable

cheap and commonplace

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“His family now lived in a typically bland modern suburb, but his heart lay with the little island where he grew up.”

Adjective

Not harsh or abrasive to the senses

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

non-confrontational

well intentioned

without a cloud in the sky

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“Temperatures should pick up by at least a degree, although there will be very little change in the rather bland weather.”

Adjective

Unseasoned, mild, or insipid in taste or flavor

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“These companies seemed to believe that what drinkers wanted to drink was bland beer that was fizzy and tasteless.”

Adjective

Expressionless, not showing any emotion

undemonstrative

cool, calm and collected

self-controlled

uncompassionate

could care less

couldn't care less

don't give a damn

along for the ride

anesthetized^US

desensitized^US

anaesthetised^UK

desensitised^UK

devoid of emotion

unimpressionable

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

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“It was only Ross, she noticed, who failed to join in the Greek chorus, merely leaning back in his chair with a bland expression on his face.”

Adjective

Marked by charm, confidence and elegance

well brought up

well brought-up

oversophisticated

cool, calm and collected

politically correct

self-controlled

well-brought-up

with good taste

socially acceptable

sure of yourself

sure of oneself

cool as a cucumber

treating with kid gloves

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Adjective

Failing to interest

Adjective

Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

unfavourable^UK

heart-wrenching

in the doldrums

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

heavy with grief

overcome with sorrow

disadvantageous

discombobulated

given to looking on the black side

down-in-the-mouth

sick as a parrot

as sick as a parrot

with a long face

full of hardship

singing the blues

sorry for yourself

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

looking on the black side

poverty-stricken

having the blahs

having blue devils

discountenanced

bound and determined

deep in thought

evil-intentioned

racked with suffering

racked with pain

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Adjective

Not pleasant to taste

unfit for human consumption

unpleasant-tasting

tough as old boots

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Adjective

Designed to suit the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals

Adjective

Having little knowledge or experience of a particular skill or field of work

wet behind the ears

unsophisticated

lacking experience

unfamiliar with

as green as grass

not dry behind ears

nonprofessional

just starting out

like a babe in the woods

readily swallowing whole

readily taken in

easily deceived

easily taken in

readily falling for

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Adjective

Insincere or hypocritical in nature

Adjective

Lacking in intensity, vividness or brightness

light-coloured^UK

light-colored^US

like death warmed up

pale-coloured^UK

pale-colored^US

pastel-coloured^UK

pastel-colored^US

peaches-and-cream

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