uninteresting

uninteresting
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. dull, dreary, tedious, humdrum. See weariness.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. tedious, boring, tiresome, dreary, wearisome, prosaic, pedestrian, fatiguing, monotonous, dull, drab, colorless, stale, trite, commonplace, irksome, stupid, humdrum, prosy, flat, soporific, depressing, insipid, jeJune, unentertaining, uninspiring, dismal, banal; see also dismal 1 .
Ant. interesting*, exciting, lively.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
boring, dull, tiresome, monotonous, tedious, prosaic, *ho-hum, *blah, *as interesting as a plain brown wrapper, *dull as dishwater, unexciting, *humdrum, uneventful.
ANT.: exciting, fascinating, riveting, heart-stopping
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Arousing no interest or curiosity: boring, drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, weariful, wearisome, weary. See EXCITE.

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