lackluster
adjectiveLacking energy, distinction, or interest.
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Clear all filtersLacking energy, distinction, or interest.
Uncertainty caused by more than one possible meaning or interpretation.
Showing little interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Lacking interest or concern
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A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
To waste away or become weaker through lack of use.
Weaken through disuse
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So ordinary or overused that it lacks freshness or interest.
Overfamiliar and unoriginal
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Left without something needed or valued, often through loss.
A strong feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect.
An amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
The loss or lack of something necessary or valued.
Lacking the resources needed for basic living, or completely lacking something.
Lacking basic resources
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Entirely lacking a specified quality or thing.
Unwilling or reluctant because of a lack of interest or a mild dislike.
Lacking a clear connection or coherent order.
Lacking coherent connection
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A failure to maintain allegiance or support owed to a person, group, or cause.
Failure of allegiance
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A lack of harmony or agreement; also a clashing combination of sounds.
Lack of agreement
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Lacking harmony or agreement, whether in sound or in ideas.
Clashing or lacking harmony
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Extremely thin and weakened, especially through lack of nourishment.
Obtaining something through threats or coercive pressure.
Weak in substance, construction, or supporting evidence.
An inappropriately light or disrespectful attitude toward a serious matter.
Awkward or lacking social tact.
A broad statement lacking specific detail.
Lacking a clear plan, method, or orderly arrangement.
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