| simple(adjective, dull, reasonable, plain, pure) |
| soak up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, activity, take) |
| solidify(verb, close, set, fix, settle) |
| stark(adjective, simple, severe, pure, blank) |
| stiff(adjective, inelegance) |
| stuffy(adjective, excite) |
| unproductive(adjective, weak, poor, empty, bleak) |
| unvarnished(adjective, simple, tough, plain, pure) |
| weariful(adjective, dull, excite, boring, dreary) |
| wearying(adjective, weariness) |
| abstemious(adjective, moderate, restrained, temperate, ascetic) |
| acerb(adjective, taste, sharp, unpleasant, bitter) |
| banal(adjective, dull, hard, simple, flat) |
| blah(adjective, calm, dull, simple, flat) |
| bone-dry(adjective, hard, keen, anxious, eager) |
| colourless |
| congeal(verb, close, set, fix, settle) |
| critical(adjective, severe, unpleasant, unkind, caustic) |
| dispiritingly(adverb, boring, no interest) |
| drably(adverb, boring, no interest) |