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prosaic
adjective as in unimaginative
Weak matches
- 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
Example Sentences
After scoring 13 times in their previous three matches, this was a more prosaic England display, with Thomas Tuchel's decision to leave Bellingham out of his starting line-up capturing most of the attention.
The lacklustre performance raised concerns about Frank's prosaic tactics, which are a contrast to the club's 'to dare is to do' ethos.
But Tottenham fans are beginning to show signs of discontent at Frank's prosaic tactics, which stand in stark contrast to the club's 'to dare is to do' ethos.
Stiller’s approach is musical; his assembly of clips and photos is musical — poetic, not prosaic.
While the work of their Attic cousins is celebrated for being high-minded and idealistic—all those ripped bodies, gods and goddesses—theirs, with its focus on everyday individuals and events, can be seen as prosaic.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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