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Unimaginative synonyms

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barren
Lacking in liveliness or interest:
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  1. Lacking in liveliness or interest:
  2. Not producing crops or fruit; having little or no vegetation
  3. Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation:
tedious
(Obsolete) Moving or progressing very slowly.
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  1. (Obsolete) Moving or progressing very slowly.
  2. Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring.
  3. Full of tedium; long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring
uninspired
Not inspired; dull or dry
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  1. Not inspired; dull or dry
  2. Not inspired; lacking spirit, creativity, zest, etc.; dull
  3. Lacking or done without inspiration or enthusiasm:
unoriginal
Lacking originality; trite.
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  1. Lacking originality; trite.
sterile
(Bot.) Unable or failing to bear fruit or spores, as a plant, or to germinate, as a seed
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  1. (Bot.) Unable or failing to bear fruit or spores, as a plant, or to germinate, as a seed
  2. Producing little or no vegetation; unfruitful:
  3. Lacking the power to function; not productive or effective; fruitless:
uninspired
Lacking or done without inspiration or enthusiasm:
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  1. Lacking or done without inspiration or enthusiasm:
  2. Not inspired; dull or dry
  3. Not inspired; lacking spirit, creativity, zest, etc.; dull
unoriginal
Lacking originality; trite.
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  1. Lacking originality; trite.
arid
Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull:
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  1. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull:
  2. Very dry, especially having less precipitation than is needed to support most trees or woody plants. Deserts have arid climates.
  3. Lacking enough water for things to grow; dry and barren
aseptic
Not septic; free from or keeping away disease-producing or putrefying microorganisms
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  1. Not septic; free from or keeping away disease-producing or putrefying microorganisms
  2. Free of microorganisms that cause disease.
  3. Using methods to protect against infection by pathogenic microorganisms:
colorless
Pale; pallid:
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  1. Pale; pallid:
  2. Without color
  3. Lacking color:
drab
Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:
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  1. Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:
  2. Faded and dull in appearance.
  3. Of a light olive brown or khaki color.
dry
Constructed without mortar or cement:
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  1. Constructed without mortar or cement:
  2. No longer yielding liquid, especially milk:
  3. Not shedding tears:
dull
Not pointed or sharp; blunt; not keen
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  1. Not pointed or sharp; blunt; not keen
  2. Gloomy; cloudy
  3. Not clear or resonant:
earthbound
Attached or confined to the earth or to earthly concerns:
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  1. Attached or confined to the earth or to earthly concerns:
  2. Confined to or by the earth or earthly things
  3. Fastened in or to the soil:
flat
Having a relatively broad level surface in relation to thickness or depth:
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  1. Having a relatively broad level surface in relation to thickness or depth:
  2. Having lost effervescence or sparkle:
  3. Not glossy; matte:
flavorless
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
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  1. Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
  2. Flat; lacking character or definition.
lackluster
Lacking energy or vitality; boring, unimaginative, etc.
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  1. Lacking energy or vitality; boring, unimaginative, etc.
  2. Lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull.
  3. Having no shine or lustre; dull
lifeless
Having no living beings
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  1. Having no living beings
  2. Without life
  3. Dull; listless
lusterless
Lacking distinction, radiance, or vitality; dull:
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  1. Lacking distinction, radiance, or vitality; dull:
  2. Without luster, dull, not shiny, flat or matte finished.
matter-of-fact
Of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic
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  1. Of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic
  2. Lacking emotion or colour
  3. Sticking strictly to facts; literal, unimaginative, unemotional, prosaic, etc.
pedestrian
Lacking interest or imagination; prosaic; ordinary and dull
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  1. Lacking interest or imagination; prosaic; ordinary and dull
  2. Going or performed on foot:
  3. Of, relating to, or made for pedestrians:
prosaic
Commonplace, dull and ordinary
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  1. Commonplace, dull and ordinary
  2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
  3. Of or like prose rather than poetry; often, specif., heavy, flat, unimaginative, etc.
spiritless
Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
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  1. Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
sterile
Lacking the power to function; not productive or effective; fruitless:
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  1. Lacking the power to function; not productive or effective; fruitless:
  2. Not producing or incapable of producing seed, fruit, spores, or other reproductive structures. Used of plants or their parts.
  3. Producing little or no vegetation; unfruitful:
stodgy
Heavy and unpalatable
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  1. Heavy and unpalatable
  2. (Of food) having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
  3. Dull; tedious; uninteresting
uninspired
Lacking or done without inspiration or enthusiasm:
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  1. Lacking or done without inspiration or enthusiasm:
  2. Not inspired; lacking spirit, creativity, zest, etc.; dull
  3. Not inspired; dull or dry
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  • People with Earth signs are most often criticized for being unimaginative.

  • Kyme was apparently an unimaginative man of the world, while Anne took to Biblereading with zeal, became convinced of the falsity of the doctrine of transubstantiation, and created some stir in Lincoln by her disputations.

  • Black men's hair styles may at first seem bland and unimaginative, but there are actually many hair variations available for personal expression and individuality that take into account the specific needs of African-American men.

  • Swim trunks are the most popular style of men's swimwear, and while they may seem basic and unimaginative, there are actually many types of trunks available in different colors, styles, and lengths.

  • Blue jeans of any shade will also work well with red shoes, and, as with your business suit and classic black pants, the shoes will help dress up a look which could otherwise seem unimaginative.

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