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单词 insipid
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insipid

It was the one genuine moment of class during an insipid opening period.These masters of the universe looked insipid.So most of their public utterances appear bland and insipid or boring.But this is a bland and insipid single.Suddenly the centre ground seems insipid.I looked forward to it because of the actors but it was a bit insipid.But they rarely looked like adding to that tally as they produced an insipid first-half display despite home advantage.What an insipid little man.And on the evidence of this insipid display it will be a long time yet before they will need to get out the silver polish again.This was an insipid performance.Weaknesses: Have looked a bit insipid for the past year in attack.But, in the end, the drama is a bit insipid and underwhelming.The letter comes amid growing concerns at Britain's insipid growth performance over the past six months.Its more massive form, rock crystal, has a kind of vivid transparency that makes most glass look insipid.Nor is our understanding of the physical and mental horrors endured on the Western Front enhanced by the rather insipid production design or the angular live soundtrack.
(adjective) 
Definition
lacking flavour
It tasted bland and insipid, like warm cardboard.
Synonyms
tasteless
The fish was mushy and tasteless.
bland
It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed card.
flavourless
watered down
watery
a plateful of watery cabbage soup
wishy-washy (informal)
unappetizing
cold and unappetizing chicken
savourless
Opposites
tasty
,
savoury
,
pungent
,
fiery
,
palatable
,
piquant
,
appetizing
(adjective) 
Definition
dull and boring
She pretended to be meek and insipid so that they would underestimate her.They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw.
Synonyms
bland
It's easy on the ear but bland and forgettable.
boring
boring television programmes
dull
They can both be rather dull.
flat
The past few days have been flat and empty.
dry
The work was very dry and dull.
weak
stupid
limp
tame
The report was pretty tame stuff.
pointless
tedious
the tedious business of line-by-line programming
stale
repeating stale jokes to kill the time
drab
his drab little office
banal
The text is banal.
tiresome
My neighbour is petty and tiresome.
lifeless
His novels are shallow and lifeless.
prosaic
the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life
trite
The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas.
unimaginative
Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie.
colourless
He is a drab, colourless little man.
uninteresting
Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?
anaemic
Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
wishy-washy (informal)
ho-hum (informal)
vapid
The conversation was vapid and uninteresting.
wearisome
a long and wearisome task
characterless
spiritless
jejune (old-fashioned)
We knew we were in for a pretty long, jejune evening.
prosy
His autobiography is a prosy piece of work, full of pedantry.
Opposites
interesting
,
exciting
,
stimulating
,
spirited
,
engaging
,
lively
,
colourful
,
provocative

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anaemic
Definition
pale and sickly-looking
Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
Synonyms
pale,
weak,
dull,
frail,
feeble,
wan,
sickly,
bloodless,
colourless,
infirm,
pallid,
ashen,
characterless,
enervated,
like death warmed up (informal)
in the sense of banal
Definition
lacking originality
The text is banal.
Synonyms
unoriginal,
stock,
ordinary,
boring,
tired,
routine,
dull,
everyday,
stereotypical,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
mundane,
tedious,
vanilla (slang),
dreary,
stale,
tiresome,
monotonous,
humdrum,
threadbare,
trite,
unimaginative,
uneventful,
uninteresting,
clichéd,
old hat,
mind-numbing,
hackneyed,
ho-hum (informal),
vapid,
repetitious,
wearisome,
platitudinous,
cliché-ridden,
unvaried
in the sense of boring
boring television programmes
Synonyms
uninteresting,
dull,
tedious,
dreary,
stale,
tiresome,
monotonous,
old,
dead,
flat,
dry,
routine,
uninspiring,
humdrum,
insipid,
mind-numbing,
unexciting,
ho-hum (informal),
repetitious,
wearisome,
unvaried,
yawnsome,
as dry as dust

Nearby words of
insipid

  • insincerity
  • insinuate
  • insinuation
  • insipid
  • insipidity
  • insist
  • insistence

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