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Synonyms for bland
blændbland
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
bland
Synonyms:
courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbaneAntonyms:
abrupt, bluff, blunt, blustering, bold, brusk, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, inconsiderate, open, plain-spoken, rough, rude, uncivil, unmannerly
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapidadjective
lacking taste or flavor or tang
"a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
Synonyms:
plane, smooth, two-dimensional, flavorless, categoric, matt, savourless, jejune, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, suave, vapid, categorical, monotonous, prostrate, matte, monotone, savorless, flat, mat, flavourless, politicAntonyms:
stimulating, undiplomatic, tastybland, flatadjective
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
"a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
Synonyms:
plane, smooth, two-dimensional, flavorless, categoric, matt, savourless, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, unconditional, matted, suave, vapid, categorical, monotonous, prostrate, matte, monotone, savorless, flat, mat, flavourless, politicAntonyms:
tasty, stimulating, undiplomaticpolitic, smooth, suave, blandadjective
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
Synonyms:
smooth, fluid, placid, savourless, insipid, tranquil, unruffled, still, quiet, flavorless, flavourless, suave, vapid, savorless, legato, debonair, debonnaire, flat, debonaire, fluent, liquid, politicAntonyms:
tasty, undiplomatic, stimulating
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
blandadjective
Synonyms:
suave, mollifying, affable, complaisant, soothing, emollient, demulsive, assuasive
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#258 | reserved | |
#364 | level | |
#390 | still | |
#1766 | flat | |
#2052 | soft | |
#3217 | matt | |
#3533 | liquid | |
#3880 | smooth | |
#4010 | plane | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#5086 | fluid | |
#6207 | mat | |
#6694 | compressed | |
#6740 | tender | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#8164 | mild | |
#8685 | refined | |
#9513 | polished | |
#14073 | matte | |
#16723 | polite | |
#17979 | benign | |
#19975 | bland | |
#20167 | gracious | |
#20530 | fluent | |
#21321 | unconditional | |
#21524 | monotone | |
#21855 | matted | |
#22904 | courteous | |
#23290 | tranquil | |
#25414 | categorical | |
#26166 | placid | |
#41906 | politic | |
#43361 | legato | |
#44309 | monotonic | |
#48293 | monotonous | |
#49663 | suave | |
#50983 | prostrate | |
#57508 | genial | |
#68486 | urbane | |
#72074 | insipid | |
#77365 | affable | |
#94014 | vapid | |
#98109 | debonair | |
#117612 | anodyne | |
#155572 | unruffled | |
#238944 | flavorless | |
#293856 | complaisant | |
#315230 | jejune |
How to use bland in a sentence?
After reviewing all the evidence in the death of Sandra Bland, a Waller grand jury did not return an indictment in the death of Bland, nor were any indictments returned against any employee of the Waller County Jail, the grand jury has looked at all the evidence and found no evidence of murder.
This idea of giving them ‘smooshy,’ bland, wallpaper-tasting rice cereal because we believe it’s either easier on their taste buds or easier on their digestive system is becoming a very outdated first-foods-for-babies recommendation.
After reviewing all the evidence in the death of Sandra Bland, a Waller grand jury did not return an indictment in the death of Bland, nor were any indictments returned against any employee of the Waller County Jail.
My heart breaks at seeing another young African American life lost too soon, sandra Bland had a bright future ahead of her and it is particularly tragic that she lost her life just as she was to start her new career.
Even before my son Cordale was murdered by St. Paul police, my heart cried out for Sandra Bland, Eric Gardner, Alton Sterling.
Translations for bland
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- ماصخArabic
- ласкав, мек, успокояващ, нежен, приятенBulgarian
- mdlýCzech
- sødDanish
- geschmacklos, mild, fad, sanftGerman
- suave, tenue, simple, desabrido, amable, debil, sosoSpanish
- väritön, mieto, vaisu, mauton, mitäänsanomatonFinnish
- doux, douce, fadeFrench
- नरमHindi
- blandeInterlingua
- fiacco, blando, insipidoItalian
- 当たり障りのありませんJapanese
- zacht, mild, smaakloosDutch
- mdły, bez smaku, łagodny, bezbarwny, nijaki, delikatny, uspakajającyPolish
- pritenos, blând, liniștitor, gentil, prietenos, afabil, prevenitorRomanian
- безвкусный, неинтересный, приятный, нежный, мягкий, ласковый, успокаивающийRussian
- svag, vän, tam, intetsägande, mild, smaklös, lam, blid, faddSwedish
- 平淡Chinese
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