Synonyms for pedestrian
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Boring — ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional
common, boring, banal, plain, dull, mediocre, uninteresting, ordinary, lifeless, mundane, cold, uninspiring, vapid, humdrum, basic, lackluster US, lack-lustre UK, lacklustre UK, unexceptional, middling, routine, meh, bland, plodding
2. Prosaic
Other
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.
His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.
- adj. 2
Of or intended for those who are walking.
- n. 1
A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.
Forms
- Plural
- pedestrians → foot-goers, footfarers, footers, walkers…
Example sentences
- basic That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
- middling Voters of the middling sort don't see it that way.
- uninspiring Normal life can feel uninspiring.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pedestrian | steady | |
| basic | falling | |
| middling | rising | |
| uninspiring | rising | |
| unexceptional | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- meh
- 4 letters
- cold1, dull1
- 5 letters
- basic2, plain1, bland1, banal2, vapid2, prosy
- 6 letters
- common2, boring2, walker2, footer2, fouter, foutre
- 7 letters
- routine2, mundane2, prosaic3, humdrum2, walkist
- 8 letters
- ordinary4, mediocre4, lifeless2, middling3, plodding2, footfolk
- 9 letters
- footfarer
- 10 letters
- lackluster3, lacklustre
- 11 letters
- uninspiring4, peripatetic5
- 13 letters
- uninteresting4, unexceptional
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (basic2 = 2 syllables).