Boring
Boring adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it
Sterile and boring are semantically related. in unrelieved topic. In some cases you can use "Sterile" instead an adjective "Boring".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The movies's director, Phil Alden Robinson, says in the commentary that when he visited the real thing during pre-production he was so underwhelmed by what he saw, a sterile and boring office landscape, and liked it in a good way because it was so contrary to the typical Hollywood portrayal.
Source: The War Room
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