as in dulled
not having brightness, brilliance, or vitality
a lackluster, dingy Main Street a lackluster performance His writing can be lackluster at times.
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as in grayness
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Recent Examples of lackluster
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
While his teammate Max Verstappen acknowledged that the car needed to be improved, Lawson's failure to score points and his lackluster qualifying performances contributed to his demotion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Foreign automakers: Ferrari raises some prices in response to US auto tariffs
These deliberations add to the challenges facing carmakers already struggling with lackluster demand, high labor costs and stiff competition from Chinese rivals.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Her exit comes after a hit-and-miss string of Prime Video titles with high budgets: Under her tenure, for every spectacular Fallout came a lackluster Citadel or Red One.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The lackluster reaction in the room continued with Scarlett Johansson, who earned more slack-jawed stares than thunderous applause.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
While his teammate Max Verstappen acknowledged that the car needed to be improved, Lawson's failure to score points and his lackluster qualifying performances contributed to his demotion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Foreign automakers: Ferrari raises some prices in response to US auto tariffs
These deliberations add to the challenges facing carmakers already struggling with lackluster demand, high labor costs and stiff competition from Chinese rivals.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Her exit comes after a hit-and-miss string of Prime Video titles with high budgets: Under her tenure, for every spectacular Fallout came a lackluster Citadel or Red One.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackluster
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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But the picture of the future is still murky amid economic uncertainty.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Apr. 2025
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The two friends straight-lined it down the hill, crossing the freezing murky puddle.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Editor’s tip: Niacinamide is a multitasker that blurs the look of dark spots, evens your skin tone, and balances your complexion.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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And so by some sociologists, camp is thought to be this form of dark humor serving as a coping mechanism to historical marginalization.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The week continues to build excitement with the Celtic Cross Mass and Ceremony (this year on Sunday, March 9) and the beautiful and somber Sgt.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2025
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The mood at the event was anything but somber, though.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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Where cost per ton, energy inputs, and integration pathways will decide who wins contracts from Microsoft and Stripe — and who fades into obscurity.—
Phil De Luna,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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While many frontier towns have faded into obscurity, Pray still has its own zip code—59865—thanks to this working government service.—
Colin Burke,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Lackluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackluster. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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