NONDESCRIPT= (adjective) lacking distinctive or interesting characteristics. dull, uninteresting, or without any distinguishing characteristics

Synonyms:

dull, drab, unremarkable, indistinguishable, uninteresting, common, ordinary, vague

Antonyms:

vivid, interesting, unique

Examples:

- It was my first job interview – so I chose to wear a fairly nondescript, black suit.

- The newspaper article was largely nondescript and gave only perfunctory information.

- Nobody remembered my friend John, I think it’s because he is such an ordinary, nondescript guy.

PERIPHERAL=

1. on the outer edges of something; 2. related to an issue, but not of major importance to it

Synonyms:

outer, marginal, borderline, exterior, side, irrelevant, minor, insignificant

Antonyms:

inner, central, significant

Examples:

- Bill has a tunnel vision and he can only see clearly when looking straight

ahead; he has lost his peripheral vision.

- Whenever John is watching his favorite TV show Lost, everything else is of peripheral interest.

- He’s planning on building a guest house on the periphery of his property.

- Let’s stop talking about peripheral subjects and let’s focus on the key issues instead.