nothing to write home about
Hardly worth mentioning
Nothing to write home about describes something unremarkable or mediocre—not bad enough to complain about, but not impressive enough to mention in a letter home.
The phrase suggests mild disappointment or indifference: The food was decent but nothing to write home about.
His performance was nothing to write home about.
- unexceptionalNot standing out
- run-of-the-millUnremarkably typical
- dime a dozenAbundant and unremarkable
- undistinguishedLacking notable qualities
- plainBasic and unremarkable
mediocre · fair to middling · forgettable · indifferent · garden variety · ordinary · same old same old · boring · commonplace · par for the course · lukewarm · pedestrian · middle-of-the-road · average · meh · tolerable · ho-hum · mundane
nothing to write home aboutsomething to write home about
Event meriting excited correspondence
remarkable · extraordinary · exceptional · amazing · unforgettable
nothing to write home aboutexceptional
Notably above the norm
outstanding · excellent · superb · first-rate · world-class
nothing, nothingness, writer, writes, written, rewrite, underwrite, homeward, homeland