Synonyms for prosaic

Synonyms for (adj) prosaic

Synonyms: unglamorous, unglamourous, commonplace, prosaic, humdrum

Definition: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

Usage: an unglamorous job greasing engines

Similar words: unexciting

Definition: not exciting

Usage: an unexciting novel; lived an unexciting life


Synonyms: prosaic, prosy, pedestrian, earthbound

Definition: lacking wit or imagination

Usage: a pedestrian movie plot

Similar words: uninteresting

Definition: arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement

Usage: a very uninteresting account of her trip


Synonyms: prosaic, matter-of-fact

Definition: not fanciful or imaginative

Usage: local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones; a prosaic and unimaginative essay

Similar words: unrhetorical

Definition: not rhetorical


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