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Synonyms for stodgy

Most common

bland stuffy

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Dull, old-fashioned.

    I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.

  2. adj. 2

    Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.

Related words

Word family
stodgily stodginess

Example sentences

  • bland This soup is somehow bland. Maybe add more salt...?
  • stuffy It's so stuffy in here. Can someone open a window?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stodgyrising
blandrising
stuffyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
cold1, dull1, blah1
5 letters
bland1, mossy2, vapid2
6 letters
boring2, stuffy2
7 letters
tedious3, mundane2, insipid3, prosaic3, humdrum2, fogyish
8 letters
lifeless2, plodding2
10 letters
pedestrian4
12 letters
conventional4
13 letters
uninteresting4, uncharismatic

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mossy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
consistant
Italiano
consistente
Deutsch
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