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prosaic

[proh-zey-ik] / proʊˈzeɪ ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
unimaginative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banal drab everyday humdrum mundane workaday
WEAK
actual blah boring clean colorless common commonplace dead diddly dry dull factual flat garden-variety hackneyed ho-hum irksome lackluster lifeless literal lowly lusterless matter-of-fact monotonous nothing nowhere ordinary pabulum pedestrian platitudinous plebeian practicable practical prose prosy routine square stale tame tedious trite uneventful unexceptional uninspiring vanilla vapid yawn zero
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exciting unusual
WEAK
creative imaginative interesting thinking

Example Sentences

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The implication is these disasters are being deliberately engineered, but Loader believes the causes have more prosaic roots, and have their origins in economics.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

But a new report argues that the real engine of Indian generosity is far more prosaic - and vastly larger.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Frank's prosaic tactics have irritated Tottenham fans and some are already calling for his dismissal.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Interlaced with the prosaic reflections are a series of fables involving inhabitants from the present and past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

AIDS, as tragic as it is, pales in worldwide comparison to the more prosaic malaria, among other diseases.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.