SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
lackluster
adjective
Lacking energy, distinction, or interest.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Without vitality or distinction
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Usage distinction
Return to topLackluster evaluates weak brilliance or vitality; lusterless can literally describe a surface without shine.
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See lackluster in use
A lackluster opening concealed the strength of the later chapters.
The group's final presentation was lackluster, with flat delivery and little of the energy heard during rehearsal.
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