STRIKING Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For STRIKING
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| average | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a statistic describing the location of a distribution • (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities • an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual adjective satellite • approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value • lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered • lacking exceptional quality or ability • around the middle of a scale of evaluation • relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution • relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values) verb • amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain • achieve or reach on average • compute the average of | ||||||
| dull | adjectiveadj | |||||
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 | ||||||
| insignificant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • devoid of importance, meaning, or force adjective satellite • signifying nothing • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status • small and unimpressive | ||||||
| mediocre | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • moderate to inferior in quality • lacking exceptional quality or ability • poor to middling in quality | ||||||
| nondescript | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person who is not easily classified and not very interesting adjective satellite • lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting | ||||||
| ordinary | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree noun • a judge of a probate court • the expected or commonplace condition or situation • a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death • an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel • (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields adjective satellite • lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered | ||||||
| plain | noun, adjectiven, 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 | ||||||
| unexceptional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not special in any way; lacking distinction | ||||||
| unimpressive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not capable of impressing | ||||||
| unnoticeable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not noticeable; not drawing attention adjective satellite • not drawing attention | ||||||
| unremarkable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • found in the ordinary course of events | ||||||
Alternatives for AVERAGE
Alternatives for DULL
- boring
- lackluster
- tedious
- colorless
- drab
- dreary
- flat
- humdrum
- insipid
- lifeless
- monotonous
- mundane
- pedestrian
- plain
- uneventful
- unexciting
- uninspiring
- uninteresting
- vapid
- slow
- blunt
- benumb
- damp
- dampen
- deadening
- dense
- dim
- dumb
- ho-hum
- irksome
- leaden
- matte
- muffle
- muffled
- mute
- muted
- numb
- obtuse
- pall
- sluggish
- softened
- thudding
- tiresome
- wearisome
Alternatives for INSIGNIFICANT
Alternatives for MEDIOCRE
Alternatives for NONDESCRIPT
Alternatives for ORDINARY
Alternatives for PLAIN
- apparent
- bare
- evident
- manifest
- sheer
- simple
- unadorned
- unembellished
- unmistakable
- unvarnished
- clear
- comprehensible
- direct
- explicit
- intelligible
- lucid
- obvious
- overt
- straightforward
- transparent
- unambiguous
- grassland
- flatland
- apparently
- area
- blatant
- box
- champaign
- complain
- course
- court
- darned
- domain
- evidently
- field
- frank
- ground
- homely
- kick
- knit
- kvetch
- manifestly
- monochrome
- no-frills
- normal
- obviously
- ordinary
- ostensible
- palpable
- patent
- patently
- pitch
- plainly
- quetch
- realm
- sincere
- spare
- sphere
- stinking
- unmingled
- unmixed
- unornamented
- unpatterned
- unseasoned