| garden variety |
| hackneyed(adjective, dull, flat, stupid, ordinary) |
| heavy(adjective, flat, stupid, ordinary, dry) |
| ho-hum(bad, disagreeable, tedious, humdrum, workaday) |
| hoary(adjective, flat, stupid, ordinary, dry) |
| hokey(adjective, stupid, ordinary, commonplace, bland) |
| irksome |
| lackluster(adjective, dull, clean, dry, boring) |
| lifeless(adjective, dull, weak, stupid, dry) |
| longwinded(adjective, flat, stupid, ordinary, dry) |
| lusterless |
| matter-of-fact(adjective, dull, simple, boring, dreary) |
| matter of fact(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, simple) |
| mild(adjective, weak, soft, plain, tasteless) |
| milk-and-water(adjective, dull, weak, plain, mild) |
| mundane(adjective, dull, stupid, ordinary, boring) |
| nerdy(adjective, dull, weak, plain, mild) |
| noplace(adjective, stupid, ordinary, commonplace, puny) |
| oft-repeated(adjective, flat, stupid, ordinary, dry) |
| old hat(expression, adjective, stupid, ordinary, commonplace) |