Drab and Intriguing

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Drab adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.

Usage example: the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town

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Intriguing is an antonym for drab.

Nearby Word: drably

Intriguing adjective - Holding the attention or provoking interest.

Usage example: an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists

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Drab is an antonym for intriguing.

Nearby Words: intrigue, intrigued, intriguer

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Intriguing and Drab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drab/intriguing

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