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Synonyms for uninteresting

Most common

dull boring prosaic insipid

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.

Example sentences

  • boring The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
  • bland This soup is somehow bland. Maybe add more salt...?
  • insipid Water tastes insipid after it has been boiled.
  • prosaic She soon grew tired of her prosaic life.
  • institutional Institutional racism is a serious problem.
  • soggy It's raining heavily so the ground is very soggy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
uninterestingsteady
boringrising
blandrising
insipidsteady
prosaicsteady
institutionalrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
dry1
4 letters
slow1, flat1, dull1, tame1, arid2
5 letters
bland1, corny2, soggy2, vapid2
6 letters
stupid2, boring2
7 letters
tedious3, prosaic3, insipid3, humdrum2, irksome2
8 letters
lifeless2, tiresome3
9 letters
soporific
10 letters
pedestrian4, monotonous4
13 letters
institutional5, characterless
14 letters
noninteresting

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arid2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
inintéressant
Deutsch
uninteressant