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Superficial, lacking in depth of meaning or character

Dull or uninteresting in nature or character

Lacking in vibrancy of color

Bland, lacking in flavor

Diluted, containing an excess of water or liquid

Lacking strength or will in one's character

Vacillating from one view, opinion or decision to another

Of a soft and delicate shade of colour

Lacking depth or substance, especially intellectually

Lacking in purpose or use

Showing little enthusiasm

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Adjective

Superficial, lacking in depth of meaning or character

one-dimensional

“Without longing, we are empty, emotionless shells, mere objects floating on the wishy-washy surface of life.”

Adjective

Dull or uninteresting in nature or character

run-of-the-mill

middle-of-the-road

common or garden

nothing to write home about

no great shakes

non-stimulating

dull as dishwater

unobjectionable

lacking personality

lacking charisma

run-of-the mill

lacking excitement

lacking interest

not amounting to much

undistinguished

lacking variety

dark-colored^US

soul-destroying

dark-coloured^UK

dull as ditchwater

run of the mill

lacking variation

lacking vitality

undemonstrative

lacking in vitality

in the doldrums

without variety

flat as pancake

puts one to sleep

two-dimensional

behind the times

devoid of feeling

devoid of emotion

straightforward

black and white

black-and-white

light-colored^US

light-coloured^UK

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“Blasting the subject with a sea of light produces flat, wishy-washy photographs.”

Adjective

Lacking in vibrancy of color

“She always dresses in wishy-washy pastel colors.”

Adjective

Bland, lacking in flavor

“The food served was wishy-washy and the prices were high.”

Adjective

Diluted, containing an excess of water or liquid

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“However, instead of the wonderful premium 4.7% beer that I have grown to love, there was a wishy-washy beer at 4.1%.”

Adjective

Lacking strength or will in one's character

chicken-hearted

chicken-livered

without a will of your own

afraid of one's shadow

hemming and hawing

lacking courage

easily frightened

having the willies

having cold feet

afraid of one's own shadow

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

frightened of one's own shadow

like a lamb to the slaughter

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

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“I'm tired of wishy-washy politicians who talk a big game without following through with their promises.”

Adjective

Vacillating from one view, opinion or decision to another

shilly-shallying

hemming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

sitting on the fence

betwixt and between

running hot and cold

hedging your bets

unable to decide

humming and hawing

on the horns of a dilemma

open to question

indistinguishable

yet to be decided

on the back burner

open to discussion

in no man's land

shillyshallying

clear as dishwater

irresoluteoscillating

far from certain

lacking definition

hanging by a thread

unsubstantiated

like doubting Thomas

to be won or lost

in a state of limbo

in a state of uncertainty

in the lap of the gods

under advisement

under examination

subject to debate

having opposing views

having clashing views

a controversial subject

not yet established

having contradictory views

having conflicting views

a matter of opinion

up for discussion

bone of contention

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

under suspicion

potentially dangerous

potentially false

not quite right

open to suspicion

difficult to believe

hard to swallow

beyond the bounds of possibility

scarcely credible

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“She was rather wishy-washy when it came to what was due and when.”

Adjective

Of a soft and delicate shade of colour

light-colored^US

light-coloured^UK

peaches-and-cream

pale-coloured^UK

pale-colored^US

pastel-coloured^UK

pastel-colored^US

dark-colored^US

dark-coloured^UK

delicately complex

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

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Adjective

Lacking depth or substance, especially intellectually

Adjective

Lacking in purpose or use

good-for-nothing

without rhyme or reason

devoid of intelligence

inconsequential

surplus to requirements

without direction

beside the point

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Adjective

Showing little enthusiasm

not enthusiastic

not giving a monkey's

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

undemonstrative

could care less

couldn't care less

don't give a damn

indifferent about

apathetic about

incurious about

uninterested in

uninvolved with

dispassionate about

procrastinating

good-for-nothing

blithely unconcerned

having spring fever

couldn't-care-less

taking your time

lacking vitality

take-it-or-leave-it

procrastinative

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

asleep at the wheel

asleep on the job

walking through it

going through the motions

lacking in ambition

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

self-centered^US

cool, calm and collected

self-centred^UK

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