If you describe food or drink as insipid, you dislike it because it has very little taste.
[disapproval]
It tasted indescribably bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
Synonyms: tasteless, bland, flavourless, watered down More Synonyms of insipid
2. adjective
If you describe someone or something as insipid, you mean they are dull and boring.
[disapproval]
On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid.
They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw with Peru.
Synonyms: bland, boring, dull, flat More Synonyms of insipid
insipid in British English
(ɪnˈsɪpɪd)
adjective
1.
lacking spirit; boring
2.
lacking taste; unpalatable
Derived forms
insipidity (ˌinsiˈpidity) or insipidness (inˈsipidness)
noun
insipidly (inˈsipidly)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from Latin insipidus, from in-1 + sapidus full of flavour, sapid
insipid in American English
(ɪnˈsɪpɪd)
adjective
1.
without flavor; tasteless
2.
not exciting or interesting; dull; lifeless
SYNONYMY NOTE: insipid implies a lack of taste or flavor and is, hence, figuratively applied to anythingthat is lifeless, dull, etc. [insipid table talk]; vapid, flat1 apply to that which once had, but has since lost, freshness, sharpness, tang, zest,etc. [the vapid, or flat, epigrams that had once so delighted him]; banal is used of that which is so trite or hackneyed as to seem highly vapid or flat [her banal compliments]
OPPOSITES: zestful, spicy, pungent
Derived forms
insipidity (ˌinsiˈpidity)
nounWord forms: pluralˌinsiˈpidities
insipidly (inˈsipidly)
adverb
Word origin
< Fr & LL: Fr insipide < LL insipidus < L in-, not + sapidus, savory < sapere, to taste: see sapient
Examples of 'insipid' in a sentence
insipid
It was the one genuine moment of class during an insipid opening period.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These masters of the universe looked insipid.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So most of their public utterances appear bland and insipid or boring.
The Sun (2012)
But this is a bland and insipid single.
The Sun (2006)
Suddenly the centre ground seems insipid.
The Sun (2015)
I looked forward to it because of the actors but it was a bit insipid.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But they rarely looked like adding to that tally as they produced an insipid first-half display despite home advantage.
The Sun (2016)
What an insipid little man.
The Sun (2007)
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.
The Sun (2009)
This was an insipid performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Weaknesses: Have looked a bit insipid for the past year in attack.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But, in the end, the drama is a bit insipid and underwhelming.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The letter comes amid growing concerns at Britain's insipid growth performance over the past six months.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Its more massive form, rock crystal, has a kind of vivid transparency that makes most glass look insipid.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
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.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
1 (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
2 (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.