Antonyms for insipid
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-sip-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪp ɪd |
Definition of insipid
Origin :- 1610s, "without taste or perceptible flavor," from French insipide (16c.), from Late Latin inspidus "tasteless," from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sapidus "tasty," from sapere "have a taste" (also "be wise;" see sapient). Figurative meaning "uninteresting, dull" first recorded 1640s, but it was also a secondary sense in Medieval Latin.
- In ye coach ... went Mrs. Barlow, the King's mistress and mother to ye Duke of Monmouth, a browne, beautifull, bold, but insipid creature. [John Evelyn, diary, Aug. 18, 1649]
- Related: Insipidly.
- adj dull, uninteresting
- adj tasteless
- His flesh when boiled tastes like veal, only it is not so insipid.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- This savours of originality, at least, and is just as insipid, if not more.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- It was not so very bad; It had no particular flavor, only the insipid taste of dough.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- The insipid odour of the meat, the pungent smell of the tripe exasperated him.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- To be sure they do, said Ctesippus; and they speak coldly of the insipid and cold dialectician.
- Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato
- The illusory connection of some insipid narrative is only delusive.
- Extract from : « The Aural System » by Anonymous
- For I find not any other reason given by Helmont of his Pronouncing it so, then that it is insipid.
- Extract from : « The Sceptical Chymist » by Robert Boyle
- It had an earthy, insipid taste, and is described as "unctuous."
- Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
- But that was only a pretense, a bit of insipid melodrama—his fingers.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- What a fool, what a weak, mawkish, insipid fool he had made of himself!
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
Synonyms for insipid
- anemic
- arid
- banal
- beige
- blah
- bland
- characterless
- colorless
- commonplace
- dead
- distasteful
- drab
- driveling
- dry
- feeble
- flat
- flavorless
- ho-hum
- inane
- innocuous
- jejune
- lifeless
- limp
- mild
- mundane
- nebbish
- nothing
- ordinary
- plain
- pointless
- prosaic
- prosy
- savorless
- slight
- soft
- spiritless
- stale
- stupid
- subdued
- tame
- tedious
- tenuous
- thin
- tired
- trite
- unappetizing
- unimaginative
- unpalatable
- unsavory
- vapid
- watered-down
- watery
- weak
- weariful
- wearisome
- wishy-washy
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019