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plodding

ADJECTIVE
blah
Synonyms
STRONG
boring humdrum monotone pedestrian
WEAK
banausic bland dreary monotonous yawn producing
Antonyms
STRONG
exciting interesting
WEAK
full of life spirited
ADJECTIVE
humdrum
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drab dreary everyday monotonous mundane tedious uninteresting
STRONG
blah common commonplace monotone ordinary pedestrian routine treadmill vanilla
WEAK
arid banausic bromidic dim dime a dozen dull garden-variety insipid lifeless prosy repetitious tiresome toneless unvaried wearisome white-bread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exciting interesting
STRONG
abnormal different exceptional extraordinary rare uncommon unusual
WEAK
busy eventful lively
ADJECTIVE
monotonous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boring dreary dull ho-hum humdrum repetitious repetitive tedious tiresome
WEAK
banausic blah colorless droning dull as dishwater flat flat as pancake monotone nothing pedestrian prosaic puts one to sleep recurrent reiterated samely sing-song soporific toneless treadmill unchanged unchanging uniform uninflected uninteresting unrelieved unvaried unvarying wearisome wearying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright clear eventful exciting interesting light lively
WEAK
changing ever-changing variable versatile
ADJECTIVE
onerous
Synonyms
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arduous backbreaking burdensome cumbersome demanding difficult distressing excessive exhausting grueling harsh intolerable laborious oppressive painful rigorous severe strenuous taxing troublesome weighty
WEAK
austere crushing embittering exacting exigent fatiguing formidable galling grave grinding hard headache heavy irksome merciless overpowering overtaxing ponderous pressing responsible serious tiresome tiring toilsome vexatious
Antonyms
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calm easy effortless facile friendly gentle helpful mild nice simple trivial
WEAK
light
ADJECTIVE
pedestrian
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banal humdrum mediocre mundane prosaic
STRONG
blah boring commonplace flat monotone ordinary
WEAK
banausic dim dreary inane jejune monotonous platitudinous run-of-the-mill stodgy truistic unimaginative uninspired uninteresting wishy-washy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exciting extraordinary unusual
STRONG
uncommon
WEAK
different exceptional interesting
ADJECTIVE
ponderous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
labored monotonous stilted stodgy stuffy
WEAK
arid barren cardboard dry dull heavy humdrum lifeless long-winded pedantic pedestrian prolix stiff vapid verbose wooden
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exciting
WEAK
airy buoyant delicate fun light unburdensome
ADJECTIVE
slow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
easy gradual heavy lackadaisical leisurely lethargic moderate passive quiet reluctant sluggish stagnant
STRONG
crawling creeping dawdling delaying deliberate disinclined idle lagging loitering measured postponing procrastinating slack
WEAK
apathetic bit-by-bit dilatory dreamy drowsy imperceptible inactive indolent inert laggard leaden listless negligent phlegmatic ponderous remiss sleepy slothful slow-moving snaillike supine tardy torpid tortoiselike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
active complex complicated energetic enthusiastic intricate lively moving
WEAK
busy cognizant fast hurried intelligent on cue on time quick rapid ready smart waiting
ADJECTIVE
slow-footed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tardy
WEAK
apathetic crawling creeping dawdling delaying deliberate dilatory disinclined dreamy drowsy easy gradual heavy idle imperceptible inactive indolent inert lackadaisical laggard lagging leaden leisurely lethargic listless loitering measured moderate negligent passive phlegmatic ponderous postponing procrastinating quiet reluctant remiss slack sleepy slothful slow-going slow-moving slow-paced sluggish snaillike stagnant supine torpid tortoiselike
ADJECTIVE
slow-going
Synonyms
WEAK
apathetic crawling creeping dawdling delaying deliberate dilatory disinclined dreamy drowsy easy gradual heavy idle imperceptible inactive indolent inert lackadaisical laggard lagging leaden leisurely lethargic listless loitering measured moderate negligent passive phlegmatic ponderous postponing procrastinating quiet reluctant remiss slack sleepy slothful slow-footed slow-moving slow-paced sluggish snaillike stagnant supine tardy torpid tortoiselike
ADJECTIVE
slow-paced
Synonyms
WEAK
apathetic crawling creeping dawdling delaying deliberate dilatory disinclined dreamy drowsy easy gradual heavy idle imperceptible inactive indolent inert lackadaisical laggard lagging leaden leisurely lethargic listless loitering measured moderate negligent passive phlegmatic ponderous postponing procrastinating quiet reluctant remiss slack sleepy slothful slow-footed slow-going slow-moving sluggish snaillike stagnant supine tardy torpid tortoiselike
ADJECTIVE
stodgy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boring monotonous pedantic ponderous staid tedious
WEAK
banausic dim dreary formal heavy labored pedestrian turgid unexciting unimaginative uninspired uninteresting weighty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exciting fun interesting
WEAK
adventurous ready willing
ADJECTIVE
untiring
Synonyms
WEAK
constant continued continuing dedicated devoted dogged eager beaver fireball firm go-go grind hyper incessant indefatigable indomitable inexhaustible jumping patient perky persistent pertinacious plugging resolute staunch steady strong tenacious tireless unceasing undeterred unfailing unfaltering unflagging unflinching unremitting unstinted unswerving unwavering unwearied
Antonyms
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failing irresolute tiring unpersevering

Example Sentences

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All season, the Trailblazers had been plodding along preparing for the inevitable matchup of No. 1 vs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

With a short season, smaller scope and much lighter tone, this could be the welcome antidote to the humorless, plodding “HotD,” and get Westeros fans excited again.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

The 25-year-old company has long conducted research on hardware and developed missions in a methodical and, at times, plodding manner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

That 1973 informant report ignited what had been, up until that point, a plodding and inconclusive investigation into what had already been known about King’s murder.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

I catch sight of Cressida and Pollux about thirty yards ahead of us, plodding along with the crowd.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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