NONSENSATIONAL Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

nonsensational

adjective

Definition of nonsensational

as in restrained

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Adjective

Capacity growth, meanwhile, has remained relatively restrained.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
With its warm minimal interiors and crisp, colorful furnishings, The Crescent Hotel, Fort Worth reflects the city's more restrained side.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of restrained

Adjective

Trump has attended three dignified transfer ceremonies to honor the lives of service members lost since the war began -- two in March and one in July.

— Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Best Splurge At 7-feet tall, this bar cabinet is both elegant and dignified, pairing a walnut finish and forest green leather with brass hardware.

— Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dignified

Adjective

Potassium is a mineral your body needs for proper heart and muscle function.

— Zia Sherrell, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
Bailey, who also serves as Bank of England governor, warned about the absence of proper guardrails around the technology, underscored by recent incidents in which frontier AI models being tested went rogue.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of proper

Adjective

Because this wasn’t a traditional sit-down dinner, there wasn’t one formal tablescape.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
The firearms retailer never got any formal complaints at that location, according to city officials in Goleta, an affluent Santa Barbara County coastal town.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of formal

Adjective

Although an innocuous move at first glance, Ralph Alvarado’s decision to remove mentions of Trump on his campaign materials comes as some worry the president’s slump in national polling could hurt the GOP in November’s midterms.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
What appeared to be an innocuous 2025 offseason knee issue continues to loom.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of innocuous

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nonsense

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