Synonym of to be dull

Adjective

boring dim dumb plodding simple slow sluggish stupid tedious unintelligent addled low shallow backward besotted brainless daffy daft dense dim-witted doltish feeble-minded half-baked ignorant imbecilic indolent insensate moronic not bright numskulled obtuse scatterbrained simple-minded stolid thick unintellectual vacuous wearisome witless

Adjective

flat insensitive lifeless listless placid quiet accustomed blank callous depressed empty even slack still apathetic colourless colorless dead heavy impassible inactive indifferent inert insensible jejune languid lumpy monotonous passionless prosaic regular routine spiritless stagnant torpid unexciting unresponsive unsympathetic usual

Adjective

deadly dismal dreary dry humdrum lacklustre lackluster mind-numbing ordinary repetitive stale tame tiresome uninspiring uninteresting abused drivelling driveling plain stock tired archaic arid big yawn blah common commonplace familiar hackneyed hoary ho hum insipid longwinded oft-repeated out-of-date pointless prolix prosy repetitious run-of-the-mill soporific trite unimaginative usual thing vapid worn-out

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blunt blunted round square turned edentate edentulate edgeless not keen toothless unpointed unsharpened

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tight uneventful yawn draggy falling off sitting tight slothful without incident

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cloudy cold dark drab gloomy grey gray hazy muddy muted obscure soft sombre somber subdued black blind dun faded matte muffled overcast sober softened ashen dingy dusky feeble grimy indistinct leaden mousy murky opaque shadowy sooty subfusc toned-down unlit

Verb

allay assuage blur cloud dampen deaden muffle reduce stultify dullen

Adjective

stupid unintelligent ignorant dense brainless mindless foolish dull-witted slow-witted witless slow dunce-like simple-minded empty-headed vacuous vapid half-witted idiotic moronic imbecilic imbecile obtuse doltish gullible naive deficient oafish opaque simple stolid unsmart weak-minded

Adjective

neutral pale pastel colourless light-toned beige uncoloured cream washed out indistinct gray grey greige toneless sand drab achromatic achromic taupe oatmeal ecru buff fawn indefinite stone stone-coloured indeterminate insipid nondescript colorless flat indistinguishable light-coloured light-colored mushroom putty vague intermediate neither one thing nor the other

Adjective

heavy tedious difficult dry serious over-serious heavy-going dreary boring turgid uninteresting wearisome dry as dust deadly banal laborious labored laboured mind-numbing monotonous

Adjective

crazy asinine bubbleheaded featherheaded inept jerky lunkheaded sappy simpleminded tomfool airheaded birdbrained boobish brain-dead buffoonish chowderheaded chuckleheaded clownish clueless dim dim-witted dopey dopy dorky dumb dunderheaded fallacious feebleminded gormless idiotical ill-advised invalid knuckleheaded lamebrain lamebrained nonrational notional pinheaded soft softheaded surd thick thickheaded thoughtless unconsidered unreasoned unreasoning weak thick-witted

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lackluster lifeless uninspiring humdrum lacklustre uneventful unexciting unremarkable bland characterless platitudinous prosaic stodgy stuffy tame trite bog-standard bromidic dead featureless ho hum ho-hum jading lame leaden mechanical pedestrian soulless spiritless sterile threadbare weary anemic anaemic arid as dry as dust deadening irksome jejune monochromatic nowhere passionless plebeian stiff unspirited unstimulating wishy-washy wooden yawnsome lacking excitement lacking interest unrelieved no great shakes nothing to write home about

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safe cautious circumspect prudent chary attentive old repetitious routine stale tiresome tiring unvaried timid alert calculating careful considerate gingerly heedful unadventurous wary conservative unenterprising leery

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illiterate nonliterate uneducated benighted unlearned analphabetic uninstructed unlettered unread bonehead boneheaded fatuous senseless unschooled dark rude untaught untutored credulous feeble shallow silly

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quiet low lowered muted muffled faint inaudible hushed whispered stifled deadened gentle imperceptible indiscernible mumbled subdued suppressed unintelligible inarticulate low-key low-pitched unclear unhearable

Adjective

hackneyed hack overused overworked tired stereotyped clichéd unoriginal derivative unimaginative commonplace common stock conventional out of date outdated old-fashioned outmoded archaic obsolete defunct extinct antiquated antediluvian superannuated hoary passé cliché-ridden drudging dusty numbing ponderous timeworn wearying corny hacky cut and dried fuddy-duddy old hat out of the ark played out run-of-the-mill time-worn worn out

Adjective

lank floppy limp thin all skin and bones angular attenuate attenuated beanpole beanstalk bony cadaverous delicate emaciated ethereal featherweight fleshless fragile gangling gangly gaunt haggard lanky lean lightweight meagre meager narrow peaked pinched pole puny rangy rarefied rawboned reedy rickety scraggy scrawny shadow shrivelled shriveled skeletal skinny slender slight slim slinky small spare spindly stalky starved stick stilt subtle thin as a rail threadlike twiggy twiglike undernourished underweight wan wasted weedy wizened

Adjective

dirty cloudy contaminated crummy dishevelled disheveled filthy greasy grimy messy muddy murky nasty polluted sloppy soiled stained unkempt bedraggled begrimed defiled disarrayed foul fouled smudged spattered spotted sullied cruddy dingy dishabille dreggy dullish dungy grubby grungy icky lousy mucky muddied mung pigpen raunchy scummy scuzzy slatternly slimy slovenly smutty sooty squalid straggly undusted unhygienic unlaundered unsanitary unsightly unswept untidy unwashed yucky

Verb

depress afflict beat down bother damp dampen daunt decrease deject demoralise demoralize discourage dishearten dismay dispirit disturb lower sadden sap slow slow down trouble upset weaken weigh down abase ail beat bug chill cow darken debase debilitate degrade desolate devitalize distress drag drain enervate faze mock mortify oppress perturb press torment try weary bear down bum out cast down keep under put down reduce to tears run down throw cold water on turn one off

Adjective

diminished distant far-off hazy mild remote soothing aside bated bleached blurred deep faded faltering light moderate murmuring muttering obscure padded piano smooth softened breathless hoarse ill-defined lenient out of earshot shadowy tenuous

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innocuous blah drivelling driveling inane mundane nebbish nothing ordinary plain pointless prosy watery weariful

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dismal bleak depressing discouraging disheartening ghastly gloomy grim horrible horrid miserable sad afflictive black cheerless depressed desolate despondent disagreeable dispiriting doleful dolorous forlorn frowning funereal gruesome hopeless inauspicious in the pits joyless lonesome lowering lugubrious melancholy morbid oppressive overcast sombre somber sorrowful tenebrous troublesome unfortunate unhappy

Adjective

languid dreamy drooping droopy drowsy indolent lackadaisical laid-back languorous lazy leisurely lethargic listless relaxed sleepy sluggish somnolent unhurried apathetic blahs comatose easy energyless enervated impassive inactive indifferent inert infirm languishing moony phlegmatic pining sickly sleepyhead snoozy supine torpid unconcerned unenthusiastic uninterested wimpy

Adjective

exhausted passive debilitated dilatory dormant draggy having spring fever idle laggard out of it slothful slumberous stretchy stupefied unmoving without energy

Adjective

lukewarm absent abstracted bored careless easygoing heedless inanimate inattentive insouciant lagging lymphatic mopish slack vacant

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deskbound immobile inoperative jobless reserve sedentary static stationary stopped unemployed unused out of order abeyant asleep disengaged do-nothing down in holding pattern latent lax mothballed motionless on hold ossified out of action out of commission out of service out of work quiescent stable still unoccupied

Adjective

customary everyday normal obvious prevalent typical usual familiar mainstream middling natural starch vanilla boiler plate dime-a-dozen familiar tune garden variety lowly matter-of-course mediocre middle-of-the-road undistinguished unexceptional unnoteworthy widespread workaday worn-out

Adjective

earnest mournful sedate sober solemn weighty blue caliginous depressive dire dragged dusky grave hurting no-nonsense sepulchral shady sourpuss staid

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facile predictable trivial cornball cornfed dull as dishwater hokey noplace pabulum square tripe zero

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marshy mud-spattered sodden soggy swampy addled bemired bespattered caked confused boggy fuzzy gummy gunky impure miry roily slushy smoky subfuse turbid unclean

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damp lonely windy wintery wintry wretched comfortless downcast glum raw

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badly lit blurry darkish diffuse dusk mat obscured tarnished bleary lightless monotone poorly lit unilluminated

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annoying exasperating exhausting irritating onerous a bit much arduous boresome burdensome demanding drag dragging enervative exacting fatiguing hard hefty strenuous too much tough trying uncool vexatious wearing yawn

Adjective

bathetic chain cliché drained mildewed moth-eaten musty ready-made set shopworn uninspired used-up warmed-over well-worn worn

Verb

tarnish corrode corrupt damage defame destroy dim dirty embarrass harm hurt impair mar mark muddy oxidise oxidize pollute ruin smear spoil stain sully taint tar befoul begrime blacken blemish blot contaminate defile discolour discolor disgrace grime injure pale rust slander smudge soil spot vitiate lose luster lose shine

Adjective

endless enervating long-drawn-out mortal poky snooze soporific

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tasteless temperate unappealing undistinctive flavourless flavorless milk-and-water nerdy sapless waterish

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plodding repetitive samey banausic droning flat as pancake monotonic puts one to sleep recurrent reiterated samely sing-song treadmill unchanged unchanging uniform uninflected unvarying

Adjective

clouded foggy frosty misty mushy nebulous soupy out-of-focus bleared crepuscular fuliginous fumy gauzy obfuscated obfuscous rimy screened smoggy steaming vaporous veiled

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ambiguous churned up imprecise milky uncertain unstrained emulsified nontranslucent nontransparent not clear nubilous sullen sunless

Verb

abate diminish dwindle ebb end fall halt lessen recede slacken stop subside taper taper off terminate wane allay coast cool decline moderate quell reduce subdue unlax chill out cool it fade away go with the flow hang easy hang loose lay back let go let it all hang out let up mellow out take it easy

Adjective

slow-moving stagnant drippy hebetudinous lumpish mooney off pokey sleepyheaded sluggard unresponsive

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barren dime a dozen matter-of-fact uncreative unromantic

Adjective

silver silvery steely ash dappled Dove heather iron lead oyster pearly powder shaded silvered slate ashen cinereal livid mousy peppery sere

Adjective

dowdy run-down shabby brown same lusterless

Adjective

average decent inferior second-rate so-so fair fairish fair to middling insignificant mean medium of poor quality passable standard tolerable

Adjective

flat tire least Milquetoast unpalatable

Verb

mitigate alleviate assuage blunt check ease lighten mollify relieve soften soothe temper appease calm extenuate modify pacify palliate placate quiet remit tranquillize tranquilize come together meet halfway take the edge off tone down

Adjective

blind matte

Adjective

impenetrable impervious solid darkened filmy

Adjective

distasteful big zero plain vanilla savorless unappetizing unpleasurable unsavoury unsavory unseasoned watered-down without spice

Adjective

indecisive pathetic spineless cowardly ineffective ineffectual irresolute namby-pamby vacillating wavering weak-kneed

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heavy-eyed peaceful dozy hypnotic out sleeping slumbersome yawning

Adjective

unimpressed heavy-handed phoned in uninventive unmoved

Adjective

truistic

Adjective

decorous dignified restrained calm cold sober collected composed cool demure formal self-restrained settled starchy steady

Verb

fade disappear dissolve evaporate lose color vanish achromatize blanch bleach blench clear decolorize etiolate neutralise neutralize become colorless become lighter become paler evanish grow dim lose brightness wash out

Adjective

unadorned clean rustic austere elementary folksy homely humble inelaborate modest normophilic pure and simple uncluttered uncomplicated undecorated unelaborate unembellished unornamented unostentatious unpretentious your basic

Adjective

overclouded unlit

Adjective

big yawn long-winded usual thing

Adjective

moribund brackish putrid standing

Adjective

filling indigestible pedantic stilted hard to digest

Adjective

monochrome pallid ashy blanched doughy lurid uncolored waxen white without color

Adjective

inconclusive noneventful run of the mill unfateful unmemorable

Verb

bruise colour color dye fading scorch besmear besmirch streak tinge

Adjective

mawkish melodramatic sentimental unsophisticated

Adjective

day-to-day earthly workday worldly

Adjective

inoffensive harmless pleasant unobtrusive unoffending friendly innocent innoxious nonprovocative peaceable retiring unobjectionable

Adjective

threatening clouded over not fair

Adjective

forgettable nameless faceless stark

Adjective

constant repeated ceaseless continual insistent verbose

Adjective

tepid barely warm blood hot hand hot warm milk-warm slightly warm warmish

Verb

desensitise desensitize deaden lull anaesthetize anesthetize benumb numb make inactive make less sensitive render insensible

Adjective

disciplined dispassionate down-to-earth levelheaded lucid practical rational realistic reasonable serene thoughtful abnegating abstaining constrained eschewing forgoing inhibited reserved sound clear-headed cold hard-boiled imperturbable pacific severe toned down unexcited unimpassioned unruffled

Adjective

generic garden homespun household plastic habitual quotidian white-bread

Adjective

decayed foetid fetid gone off bent out-of-date past its best effete fusty like a dinosaur past past its sell-by date yesterday's zestless

Adjective

comfortable diffused mellow sweet balmy caressing cushy dimmed dulcet mellifluous melodious murmured pleasing restful tinted twilight understated

Adjective

behind drawn-out gradual late lengthy painful time-consuming delayed detained hindered impeded lingering prolonged protracted reduced backward behindhand belated long-delayed overdue tardy unproductive unprogressive unpunctual

Adjective

lead balloon whitebread

Adjective

deprecating emotionless ironic laconic sarcastic sharp-tongued wry naked

Adjective

hollow spent

Adjective

bloodless diluted boiled down halfhearted without punch

Verb

cloud curb damp down inhibit mute restrain stifle dash humble muffle

Adjective

blockheaded boorish fatheaded numskulled

Adjective

blank meaningless empty deadpan fruitless inexpressive inscrutable masklike noncommittal poker-faced uncommunicative unexpressive

Adjective

ghostly corpselike deathful deathlike deathly

Adjective

unlively unpassioned

Verb

paralyse paralyze stupefy freeze frost immobilise immobilize obtund stun

Adjective

affected hard going pompous pretentious self-important bombastic grandiose

Adjective

anonymous indistinctive

Adjective

glazed expressionless faraway fixed unfocused

Adjective

unidentified unspecified

Adjective

undemanding

Adjective

worthy well-intentioned well-meaning

Adjective

acheronian acherontic bad disconsolate morose saddening tenebrific

Verb

cripple undermine water down attenuate disable enfeeble hebetate make dull put a damper on

Adjective

basic traditional

Adjective

poor unaccented unstressed

Adjective

limited dimwitted dunce slow on the uptake

Adjective

slow on uptake

Adjective

antiseptic

Verb

blur eclipse obscure becloud bedim befog blear fog haze obfuscate turn down

Adjective

insensitive numbskulled thick as two short planks

Adjective

snappy brisk interesting lively pertinent relevant stimulating tight to the point

Verb

stultify bore put off put to sleep

Adjective

gruff slurred throaty

Nearby Words

to be dumb to be dying to be eager to be early to be easily moved to be easing to be due to be drunk to be drowned to be dropped to be driving to be driven

Antonym of to be dull

English Vocalbulary

Synonym of pale Synonym of melancholic Synonym of prosaic Synonym of sullen Synonym of gross Synonym of quieten Synonym of tristful Synonym of stereotypical Synonym of matter of fact Synonym of weariful Synonym of mild Synonym of thick witted Synonym of unsavory Synonym of spiritless Synonym of platitudinous Synonym of overused Synonym of platitudinal Synonym of warmed over Synonym of stereotypic Synonym of ponderous Synonym of downcast Synonym of silence Synonym of stuporous Synonym of cheerless Synonym of common Synonym of thoughtless Synonym of inert Synonym of murky Synonym of slack Synonym of shush Synonym of lackadaisical Synonym of torpid Synonym of stuffy Synonym of lazy Synonym of waterish Synonym of uninteresting Synonym of sad Synonym of retarded Synonym of phlegmatic Synonym of relieve Synonym of earthy Synonym of dingy Synonym of unexceptional Synonym of pedantic Synonym of dowdy Synonym of humdrum Synonym of inapt Synonym of harden Synonym of everyday Synonym of interminable Synonym of dead Synonym of fatuous Synonym of undistinguished Synonym of roiled Synonym of roily Synonym of faded Synonym of smoggy Synonym of dusky Synonym of inanimate Synonym of stupefy Synonym of washed out Synonym of threadbare Synonym of pedantical Synonym of inkhorn Synonym of leaden Synonym of stolid Synonym of menial Synonym of muffle Synonym of heavy hearted Synonym of backward Synonym of unperceptive Synonym of grave Synonym of insentient Synonym of diffuse Synonym of slothful Synonym of light Synonym of hebetudinous Synonym of supine Synonym of hollow Synonym of uncomprehending Synonym of vacuous Synonym of rustic Synonym of idiotic Synonym of purblind Synonym of repetitious Synonym of stock Synonym of garden variety Synonym of institutional Synonym of expressionless Synonym of pallid Synonym of jejune Synonym of bromidic Synonym of soporific Synonym of stereotyped Synonym of arid Synonym of nondescript Synonym of musty Synonym of somnifacient Synonym of unmotivated Synonym of quell Synonym of bloodless Synonym of frumpy Synonym of pokerfaced Synonym of unsightly Synonym of sallow Synonym of simple minded Synonym of turn Synonym of muffled Synonym of unprogressive Synonym of wearisome Synonym of unappealing Synonym of whiten Synonym of imbecile Synonym of obtuse Synonym of frumpish Synonym of fusty Synonym of bored Synonym of dysphoric Synonym of dragging Synonym of pasty Synonym of lagging Synonym of hokey Synonym of barren Synonym of unspecial Synonym of mousy Synonym of prolonged Synonym of tarnished Synonym of not fun Synonym of iterative Synonym of bleary Synonym of inexpressive Synonym of glassy Synonym of cliched Synonym of resonating Synonym of reiterative Synonym of feeble minded Synonym of humorless Synonym of mind numbing Synonym of hueless Synonym of half witted Synonym of anodyne Synonym of chalky Synonym of fuddle Synonym of monochrome Synonym of ready made Synonym of damp down Synonym of gormless Synonym of unreadable Synonym of characterless Synonym of uninspiring Synonym of plodding Synonym of blear Synonym of thickheaded Synonym of lusterless Synonym of lumpish Synonym of toneless Synonym of bovine Synonym of unfunny Synonym of matte Synonym of slavish Synonym of dim witted Synonym of slow moving Synonym of languishing Synonym of benumbed Synonym of slow witted Synonym of drawling Synonym of pointless Synonym of uncharismatic Synonym of dullen Synonym of bad Synonym of difficult Synonym of dark Synonym of good Synonym of easy Synonym of slow going Synonym of slow footed Synonym of slow paced Synonym of languorous Synonym of rude Synonym of cold Synonym of mean Synonym of empty Synonym of major Synonym of poor Synonym of lymphatic Synonym of humble Synonym of obscure Synonym of conventional Synonym of small Synonym of moderate Synonym of big Synonym of smooth Synonym of tired Synonym of gentle Synonym of submissive Synonym of reduce Synonym of unremarkable Synonym of low Synonym of familiar Synonym of serious

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