dull as dishwater
Thoroughly lacking interest
Dull as dishwater describes something utterly boring or uninteresting.
The image is of the gray, lukewarm water left after washing dishes—nothing could be more unremarkable.
Usually applied to people, entertainment, or conversation: The lecture was dull as dishwater.
Sometimes appears as dull as ditchwater, with the same meaning.
- boringFailing to engage interest
- drabDull and cheerless
- blahDull, uninteresting filler
- tediousBoring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
dry · bland · banal · dishwater · vapid · prosaic · unimaginative · insipid · colorless · flat · plain as day · stale · bored to tears · beige · white bread · humdrum · ho hum · watch paint dry
dull as dishwaterfascinating
Extremely interesting or captivating
riveting · captivating · engrossing · gripping · compelling
dull as dishwaterthrilling
Intensely exciting
electrifying · exhilarating · exciting · scintillating · dazzling
dull, dulled, dulling, dulls, dullness, dully, duller, dullest, dullard