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SCINTILLATING Antonyms

10 antonyms for scintillating. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SCINTILLATING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
boring

adjective

adj

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

dull

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

verb

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

grim

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• harshly ironic or sinister

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

lackluster

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking brilliance or vitality

• lacking luster or shine

lifeless

adjective

adj

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

mundane

adjective

adj

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

pedestrian

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a person who travels by foot

adjective satellite

• lacking wit or imagination

plain

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective

• not elaborate or elaborated; simple

• lacking patterns especially in color

noun

• extensive tract of level open land

• a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

adverb

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

adjective satellite

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• free from any effort to soften to disguise

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

• lacking in physical beauty or proportion

verb

• express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

uninspiring

adjective

adj

adjective

• depressing to the spirit

uninteresting

adjective

adj

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

Alternatives for BORING

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Alternatives for LACKLUSTER

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Alternatives for LIFELESS

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Alternatives for MUNDANE

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Alternatives for PEDESTRIAN

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Alternatives for PLAIN

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