Another word for dull
dull
modif.
Without point or edge
blunt, blunted, dulled, unsharpened, pointless, unpointed, round, square, flat, obtuse, edgeless, turned, nicked, battered, used, broken, toothless, edentate.
Antonyms sharp*, sharpened, keen.
Lacking brightness or color
gloomy, sober, somber, drab, matte, dismal, bleak, dark, dingy, dim, dusky, dun, colorless, plain, obscure, cloudy, lackluster, tarnished, faded, unglazed, lusterless, opaque, leaden, grave, grimy, pitchy, sooty, inky, dead, black, coal-black, unlit, unlighted, sordid, dirty, muddy, murky, gray, ashen, wan, lifeless, rusty, flat, without snap*; see also dark 1.
Lacking intelligence or sensitivity; said usually of living beings
stupid, stolid, obtuse, sluggish, heavy, slow, retarded, witless, sleepy, backward, dense, dullwitted, tedious, boring, unintelligent, ignorant, unintellectual, vacuous, doltish, besotted, scatterbrained, feeble-minded, half-witted, addled, addlebrained, thick-witted, slow-witted, thick-skulled, imbecilic, insensate, dim, prosy, prosaic, unimaginative, fatuous, insensitive, unfeeling, unresponsive, numb, wooden, blunted, listless, apathetic, phlegmatic, not bright, torpid, spiritless, brainless, shallow, indolent, unentertaining, non compos mentis, simple-minded, simple, moronic, lumpish, stuffy, stodgy, dumb*, thick*, dopey*, lowbrow*, stupid as an ox*, blockheaded*, muscle-bound*, nitwitted*, dimwitted*, dead from the ears up*, not all there*; see also stupid 1.
Lacking interest; said usually of writing, speaking, or inanimate things
tedious, boring, tiresome, prosy, heavy, leaden, prosaic, trite, hackneyed, monotonous, humdrum, dreary, dismal, dry, arid, barren, colorless, insipid, vapid, flat, bland, uninteresting, deadly, longwinded, prolix, stupid, commonplace, ordinary, common, usual, unenlivened, stuffy, stodgy, old, ancient, stale, moth-eaten, out-of-date, antediluvian, archaic, hoary, worn-out, banal, tired, driveling, senseless, pointless, uninspiring, platitudinous, pedestrian, jejune, tame, routine, familiar, well-known, conventional, unimaginative, depressing, sluggish, plodding, repetitious, unvarying, boresome, abused, repetitive, oft-repeated, well-worn, fatiguing, wearisome, wearing, soporific, producing ennui, lifeless, wooden, characterless, wearying, tiring, unexciting, irksome, stereotyped, stereotypical, stock, the usual thing, the same old thing, slow, draggy, dry as dust, cut and dried, without any kick*, dead as a doornail*, blah*, ho-hum*.
Antonyms exciting*, fascinating, exhilarating.
Not loud or distinct
Showing little activity
slow, placid, languid, lethargic, still, sluggish, listless, lackadaisical, regular, depressed, inactive, lifeless, spiritless, uneventful, unexciting, slothful, without incident, quiet, even, torpid, inert, bovine, cowlike, routine, usual, accustomed, slack, monotonous, unresponsive, stagnant, dead, boring, falling off, apathetic, stolid, flat, lumpish, lumpy, bearish, poky, off*.
Antonyms stimulating*, lively, active.
dull is specifically applied to a point or edge that has lost its previous sharpness a dull knife and generally connotes a lack of keenness, zest, spirit, intensity, etc. a dull book, a dull ache; blunt is often equivalent to dull, but specifically refers to a point or edge that is intentionally not sharp a blunt fencing saber; obtuse literally applies to a pointed end whose sides form an angle greater than 90⅓⅓⅓⅓⅓°, and figuratively connotes lack of understanding or sensitivity too obtuse to comprehend See also syn. study at stupid.
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Another word for dull
Having only a limited ability to learn and understand:
backward, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted. (Informal) soft. (Offensive) feeble-minded, half-witted, retarded, weak-minded. See abilityLacking responsiveness or alertness:
benumbed, insensible, insensitive, numb, stuporous, torpid, unresponsive, wooden. See awarenessUnwilling or unable to perceive:
blind, purblind, uncomprehending, unperceptive. See seeLacking passion and emotion:
anesthetic, bloodless, insensate, insensible, insensitive. See attitude, feelingsIn low spirits:
blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idiom: down at (or in) the mouth. See happyCharacterized by reduced economic activity:
down, off, slack, slow, sluggish, soft. See increaseNot physically sharp or keen:
blunt. See sharpArousing no interest or curiosity:
boring, drear, dreary, dry, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary. See exciteLacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:
arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired. See exciteLacking vividness in color:
dim, drab, flat, muddy, murky. See colorsLacking gloss and luster:
dim, flat, lackluster, lusterless, mat. See light
To make or become less keen or responsive:
dim, hebetate, stupefy. See awarenessTo render less sensitive:
benumb, blunt, deaden, desensitize, numb. Idiom: take the edge off. See awarenessTo make or become less sharp-edged:
blunt, turn. Idiom: take the edge off. See sharpTo make dim or indistinct:
becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow. See clear
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