VAPIDNESS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

vapidness

noun

Definition of vapidness

as in dullness

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Noun

Meanwhile, glycerin, betaine, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, and beta-glucan flood the area with hydration, while niacinamide brightens the look of dullness and uneven tone.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
The very dullness of it lends the alliances a ballast in the face of a turbulent political cycle.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dullness

Noun

Proprietor of vapidity Thomas O’Brien (William Thomas Hodgson) tries to help the situation while also becoming particularly smitten with Kitty.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025
None of his editors or longtime publishers appears to have thought of protecting him or acknowledging the manuscript’s vapidity.

— Michael Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024

Definition of vapidity

Noun

The experience is…less fun, although bad film aficionados know that some level of tedium is inherent to almost all of the most canonical worst movies ever.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Such individual scenes aside, though, the film largely depends on a familiar trajectory, which can curdle into tedium as things proceed.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tedium

Noun

Many women with natural hair can empathize with the breakage concerns and tediousness that can arise when taking down protective styles.

— Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of tediousness

Noun

Dementia can also cause behavioral symptoms such as confusion, apathy, personality changes, anxiety and depression.

— Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
That apathy paid off as the stock quickly peaked out at $219, collapsed a few months later to $80 during the depths of the 2022 tech crash.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of apathy

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