DULLEST Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word dullest. (close relations)
dull
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boring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of drilling • the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||||||||
tedious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • using or containing too many words | ||||||||
humdrum | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety adjective satellite • not challenging; dull and lacking excitement • tediously repetitious or lacking in variety | ||||||||
lifeless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deprived of life; no longer living • destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings • lacking animation or excitement or activity • not having the capacity to support life | ||||||||
monotonous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tediously repetitious or lacking in variety • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch | ||||||||
mundane | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • found in the ordinary course of events • concerned with the world or worldly matters • belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly | ||||||||
prosaic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not fanciful or imaginative • lacking wit or imagination • not challenging; dull and lacking excitement | ||||||||
spiritless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking ardor or vigor or energy adjective satellite • evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant | ||||||||
unexciting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not stimulating • not exciting | ||||||||
uninteresting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement adjective satellite • characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative | ||||||||
slow | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time • at a slow tempo • (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time adverb • without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') • showing a time that is earlier than the actual time adjective satellite • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of business) not active or brisk verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • become slow or slower • cause to proceed more slowly | ||||||||
blunt | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a broad or rounded end • used of a knife or other blade; not sharp • characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment verb • make less intense • make numb or insensitive • make dull or blunt • make less sharp • make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | ||||||||
benumb | verbv | |||||||
verb • make numb or insensitive | ||||||||
damp | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a slight wetness adjective satellite • slightly wet verb • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • restrain or discourage • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible • lessen in force or effect | ||||||||
dampen | verbv | |||||||
verb • suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity • make moist • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible • check; keep in check (a fire) • lessen in force or effect | ||||||||
deadening | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||||||||
dense | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter • hard to pass through because of dense growth • having high relative density or specific gravity • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • having component parts closely crowded together | ||||||||
dim | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • made dim or less bright adjective satellite • lacking in light; not bright or harsh • lacking clarity or distinctness • offering little or no hope • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity verb • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • become dim or lusterless • make dim or lusterless • make dim by comparison or conceal • become vague or indistinct | ||||||||
dumb | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • temporarily incapable of speaking • lacking the power of human speech • unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | ||||||||
ho-hum | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||||||||