as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring
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Recent Examples of beige
Not to mention the importance of undertones—too pink ends up looking kiddish, while too beige looks flat and dull.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Everything is either beige or white in my house.
—Katie Arnold-Ratliff, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
Kravitz wore her brunette tresses in a sleek updo with loose tendrils, while her makeup consisted of beige eye shadow, winged eyeliner and a nude lip.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
The rounded saddle bag shape, beige leather exterior, matching strap, and flap closure with a buckle are all a lot like her bag.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Everything is either beige or white in my house.
—Katie Arnold-Ratliff, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
Kravitz wore her brunette tresses in a sleek updo with loose tendrils, while her makeup consisted of beige eye shadow, winged eyeliner and a nude lip.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
The rounded saddle bag shape, beige leather exterior, matching strap, and flap closure with a buckle are all a lot like her bag.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beige
Adjective
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Camilla told Newsweek that her husband, Linford, 32, works as a tunnel boring machine operator in London.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Take it from this guy, who bought the beautiful Starfield limited-edition Xbox controller, headset, and console wrap for over $200, only to play the game and dump it after 20 boring hours.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Utah had a solid start this season, but the former Coyotes are still stuck in neutral, on the fringe of the West playoff race.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Rosenblatt upgrades Cisco to buy from neutral Rosenblatt upgraded the stock following earnings on Wednesday.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The West Hollywood coffee shop is on a nondescript stretch of Fountain Avenue.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In February, Shapiro joined Lamm and three other Colossal scientists in a nondescript twenty-five-thousand-square-foot lab in the Dallas Market area.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The additional compounds in matcha dull this effect.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2025
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For the rest of us, a real musical comedy is a cause for celebration; most are either too tuneless to be musicals or too dull to be comedies.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Beige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beige. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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