Need another word that means the same as “drab”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “drab” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Drab” are: sober, somber, sombre, blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry, olive-drab, colourless, grey, greyish, dull, neutral, pale, muted, lacklustre, lustreless, muddy, watery, uninteresting, boring, tedious, monotonous, dry, wearisome, olive drab
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drab” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| olive drab | Small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drab” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| blue | Of a ski run of the second lowest level of difficulty as indicated by blue markers positioned along it. A blue jay. |
| boring | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. I ve got a boring job in an office. |
| colourless | Lacking distinctive character or interest; dull. The book is rather colourless like its author. |
| dark | Used of color having a dark hue. Dark colors like wine red or navy blue. |
| dingy | Gloomy and drab. Dingy linen. |
| disconsolate | Causing dejection. She left Fritz looking disconsolate. |
| dismal | Pitifully or disgracefully bad. The first dismal dispiriting days of November. |
| drear | Causing dejection. |
| dreary | Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. A series of dreary dinner parties. |
| dry | Of noodles not served in a soup but in a sauce or with dry ingredients. Dry meat. |
| dull | Not having a sharp edge or point. Although dull at classical learning at mathematics he was uncommonly quick. |
| gloomy | Causing dejection. A gloomy silence. |
| grey | Showing characteristics of age especially having grey or white hair Coleridge. The grey economy. |
| greyish | Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black. A man with greyish hair. |
| grim | Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance- J.M.Barrie. Took a grim view of the economy. |
| lacklustre | Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring. The conditioner will revitalize lacklustre hair. |
| lustreless | Lacking brilliance or vitality. Her uncombed lustreless black hair. |
| monotonous | Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. The owl s faint monotonous hooting. |
| muddy | Soft and watery. Muddy coffee. |
| muted | Being or made softer or less loud or clear. Muted anger. |
| neutral | Having no strongly marked or positive characteristics or features. A neutral observer. |
| olive-drab | Of a light brownish green color. |
| pale | Very light colored; highly diluted with white. High pale pure and lovely song. |
| sober | Serious, sensible, and solemn. A sober view of life. |
| somber | Lacking brightness or color; dull. A somber mood. |
| sombre | Grave or even gloomy in character. He looked at her with a sombre expression. |
| sorry | Filled with compassion for. A sorry excuse. |
| tedious | Using or containing too many words. Tedious days on the train. |
| uninteresting | Characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative. The scenery is dull and uninteresting. |
| watery | Consisting of, containing, or resembling water. A watery color. |
| wearisome | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. They have schedules and inventories that tell them in wearisome detail what they should look for. |
| banal | So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal repeated words. |
| banality | A trite or obvious remark. There is an essential banality to the story he tells. |
| bland | Lacking taste or flavor or tang. His expression was bland and unreadable. |
| bleak | Providing no shelter or sustenance. He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way. |
| boring | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. I ve got a boring job in an office. |
| bromide | A sedative preparation containing potassium bromide. Feel good bromides create the illusion of problem solving. |
| cheerless | Gloomy; depressing. Something cheerless about the room. |
| cliche | A trite or obvious remark. |
| dead | Devoid of activity. Dead water. |
| deceased | Someone who is no longer alive. He is deceased. |
| dingy | Gloomy and drab. Dingy linen. |
| disconsolate | Causing dejection. A disconsolate winter landscape. |
| dismal | (of a person or their mood) gloomy. The first dismal dispiriting days of November. |
| dreary | Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. The dreary round of working eating and trying to sleep. |
| dull | Make dull or blunt. The dull thud. |
| featureless | Lacking distinctive attributes or aspects. The featureless landscape of the steppe. |
| gloomy | Causing or feeling depression or despondency. A gloomy silence. |
| grim | Filled with melancholy and despondency. Rows of grim dark housing developments. |
| grimy | Covered with or characterized by grime. The grimy industrial city. |
| hackneyed | Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Hackneyed phrases. |
| inanimate | Showing no sign of life; lifeless. The word car is inanimate. |
| insipid | Lacking taste or flavor or tang. An insipid personality. |
| lackluster | Lacking luster or shine. Staring with lackluster eyes. |
| lifeless | Deprived of life; no longer living. It was a lifeless party until she arrived. |
| monochrome | (of a photograph or picture, or a television screen) consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour. |
| nondescript | A nondescript person or thing. A nondescript novel. |
| ordinary | A clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death. Their clich s were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary. |
| platitude | A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful. She began uttering liberal platitudes. |
| unanimated | (of an image) not moving; still. The backgrounds are simple unanimated and monochrome. |
| vapid | Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest. A vapid conversation. |
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