Drab synonyms

drăb

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dull (related)
Cloudy or overcast:
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colorless
Pale; pallid:
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brownish
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
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dull-colored
Dun-colored
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dark
Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
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faded
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dim
Weak or diminished; feeble:
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dull brown or gray
Dun-colored
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grayish
Somewhat gray
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yellowish gray
Dun-colored
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olive-drab
Of a greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive.
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khaki
Dull yellowish-brown
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dun
The definition of dun is a dull grayish-brown.
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achromatic
Refracting white light without breaking it up into its component colors
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murky
Darkened, clouded, or blurry:
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mouse colored
Dun-colored
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slate-colored
Dun-colored
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leaden-hued
Dun-colored
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brown (related)
Having a naturally dark or tanned skin; dark-skinned
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gray (related)
Having hair that is gray
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bleak
Not cheerful; gloomy; dreary
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boring
The definition of boring is something for making holes.
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commonplace
Ordinary; common:
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dismal
Depressed; miserable
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dusky
Lacking light; dim; shadowy
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flat
Having a flat heel or no heel
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grey
(Chiefly UK, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray.
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insipid
Not exciting or interesting; dull; lifeless
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lackluster
The definition of lackluster is something lacking energy or excitement, or lacking in shine or vibrancy.
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lifeless
Having no living beings
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monotonous
Having little or no variation or variety
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mousy
Full of or infested with mice
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plain
Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
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prostitute
(Rare) Given over to base purposes; debased; corrupt
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slattern
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sober
Plain or subdued, as in decoration:
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somber
Dull or dark in color:
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subfusc
Having subdued colors.
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uninspired
Characterized by a lack of excitement or liveliness; unexciting or uninteresting:
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whore
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colorful (antonym)
Full of color or of vivid colors
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bright (antonym)
Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
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inspired (antonym)
The definition of inspired is outstanding or brilliant as if guided by divine inspiration or accurate but based on intuition not fact.
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muddy
With mud or other sediment brought into suspension, turbid.
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arid
The definition of arid is land that does not have enough water to support the growth of plants.
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aseptic
Using methods to protect against infection by pathogenic microorganisms:
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dry
Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced:
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flavorless
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
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lusterless
Lacking distinction, radiance, or vitality; dull:
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matter-of-fact
Straightforward or unemotional:
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pedestrian
Going or performed on foot:
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prosaic
Commonplace, dull and ordinary
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spiritless
Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
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sterile
Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
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stodgy
Solidly built; stocky.
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colors (related)
Lacking vividness in color
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excite (related)
Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise
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blue
(Entertainment, informal) Pornographic or profane.
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gloomy
The definition of gloomy is dark, depressing or dim.
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grim
Dismal; gloomy:
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sorry
(Of a person) Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
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drear
(Poetic) Dreary.
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sombre
Dull or dark in colour.
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nondescript (related)
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shabby (related)
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non-descript (related)
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grimy (related)
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garish (related)
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washed-out (related)
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yellowish brown
Dun-colored
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brownish-yellow
Dun-colored
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  • Although called blue, the colour is a slaty or drab tone.

  • Maybe I'm making this sound more drab than it was in reality.

  • They seemed a little drab for New York Broadway.

  • Lydia Larkin was seated at a desk in the drab outer room, looking as pensive as Fred O'Connor back in his cell.

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