Synonyms for prosaic
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Humdrum — overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring
humdrum, banal, commonplace, uninteresting, mundane, dull, unimaginative, insipid, tedious, vapid, unromantic, simple, earth-bound, boring, unglamorous, straight-forward, monotonous, bland, plain, flat, drab, pedestrian
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
She lived a prosaic life.
Related words
- Word family
- prosaically prosaicness prose
- Other spellings
- prosaical
Example sentences
- commonplace Rice and noodles are commonplace in Chinese cuisine.
- banal When it rains, you get wet. This is a banal truth.
- uninteresting The majority of the songs became uninteresting.
- humdrum I'm tired of this humdrum existence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prosaic | steady | |
| commonplace | rising | |
| banal | rising | |
| uninteresting | steady | |
| humdrum | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- flat1, dull1, drab1
- 5 letters
- plain1, bland1, banal2, vapid2
- 6 letters
- simple2, boring2
- 7 letters
- tedious3, mundane2, insipid3, humdrum2
- 10 letters
- pedestrian4, monotonous4, unromantic
- 11 letters
- commonplace3, unglamorous4
- 13 letters
- uninteresting4, unimaginative6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (banal2 = 2 syllables).