lackluster

[lak-luhs-ter] / ˈlækˌlʌs tər /

ADJECTIVE

dull, lifeless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boring flat ho-hum muted uninspired

WEAK

blah blind colorless dark dead dim drab draggy dry laid-back leaden lusterless matte nothing obscure pabulum prosaic sombre unimaginative vanilla vapid zero

Antonyms

WEAK

bright enthusiastic lively shining shiny spirited

Example Sentences

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Authors often shine on the page but can be lackluster on camera.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Meanwhile, the pace of exits remains somewhat lackluster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The stock has been relegated to the AI penalty box following last quarter’s underwhelming Azure cloud growth and lackluster Copilot adoption.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026

Wall Street has praised Intuitive’s competitive moat with surgical robots despite a lackluster stock performance.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The fair’s lackluster attendance troubled and perplexed him.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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