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The Meaning of bland

  • (a.) Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.
  • (a.) Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet.

Synonyms

plane , smooth , two-dimensional , flavorless , categoric , matt , savourless , jejune , insipid , level , monotonic , compressed , unconditional , matted , suave , vapid , categorical , monotonous , prostrate , matte , monotone , savorless , flat , mat , flavourless , politic , fluid , placid , tranquil , unruffled , still , quiet , legato , debonair , debonnaire , debonaire , fluent , liquid , tasteless

Antonyms

stimulating , undiplomatic , tasty

Rhymes

ampersand , armband , backhand , band , bandstand , banned , beforehand , bourland , brand , brande , broadband , canned , chand , command , contraband , cropland , deland , demand , disband , dixieland , dreamland , expand , fairyland , fanned , farmhand , farmland , fatherland , ferdinand , fernand , finland , firebrand , firsthand , forehand , freehand , gland , goodland , grand , grande , grandstand , grassland , greenland , hand , handstand , headband , heartland , hildebrand , hinterland , homeland , inland , laband , land , lande , lapland , lefthand , longhand , lowland , mainland , mande , manned , marchand , marshland , meadowland , midland , misunderstand , moorland , motherland , newsstand , nightstand , northland , nuland , offhand , outmanned , overland , panned , parkland , planned , queensland , quicksand , rand , remand , reprimand , rhineland , samarkand , sand , secondhand , shadowland , shand , shorthand , somaliland , southland , spanned , stagehand , stand , strand , strande , streisand , tanned , thailand , timberland , undermanned , understand , unmanned , unplanned , vande , wasteland , wetland , withstand , wonderland , woodland