Thesaurus / prosy
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synonyms for prosy
- banal
- bland
- ho-hum
- innocuous
- trite
- vapid
- anemic
- arid
- beige
- blah
- characterless
- colorless
- commonplace
- dead
- drab
- dry
- feeble
- flat
- inane
- jejune
- lifeless
- limp
- mild
- mundane
- nebbish
- nothing
- ordinary
- plain
- pointless
- prosaic
- slight
- soft
- spiritless
- stale
- stupid
- subdued
- tame
- tedious
- tenuous
- thin
- tired
- unimaginative
- watery
- weak
- weariful
- wearisome
- wishy-washy
- stiff
- lackluster
- passive
- listless
- static
- drab
- sluggish
- lethargic
- blah
- cold
- colorless
- flat
- hollow
- insipid
- nothing
- pabulum
- prosaic
- slothful
- slow
- spent
- torpid
- wooden
- zero
- draggy
- lusterless
- unvarnished
- pragmatic
- deadpan
- down-to-earth
- stoic
- sober
- factual
- apathetic
- calm
- cold
- cold-blooded
- dry
- dull
- earthy
- emotionless
- feasible
- flat
- hard-boiled
- impassive
- impersonal
- lifeless
- mundane
- naked
- objective
- phlegmatic
- plain
- practical
- prosaic
- serious
- stolid
- unaffected
- unimaginative
- unidealistic
- unimpassioned
- unsentimental
- mundane
- humdrum
- drab
- banal
- everyday
- actual
- blah
- boring
- clean
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- dead
- dry
- dull
- factual
- flat
- hackneyed
- irksome
- lackluster
- lifeless
- literal
- lowly
- monotonous
- nothing
- ordinary
- pabulum
- pedestrian
- plebeian
- practicable
- practical
- prose
- routine
- square
- stale
- tame
- tedious
- trite
- uneventful
- unexceptional
- vanilla
- vapid
- yawn
- zero
- diddly
- garden-variety
- platitudinous
- workaday
- ho-hum
- lusterless
- nowhere
- uninspiring
- matter-of-fact
- annoying
- boring
- dreary
- tiring
- exhausting
- humdrum
- banal
- tiresome
- laborious
- uninteresting
- endless
- arid
- drab
- dragging
- dry
- dusty
- insipid
- irksome
- lifeless
- mortal
- pabulum
- poky
- prosaic
- slow
- snooze
- soporific
- unexciting
- vapid
- wearisome
- bromidic
- fatiguing
- long-drawn-out
- weariful
- draggy
- dull as dishwater
- enervating
- ho-hum
- tedious
- unexciting
- humdrum
- dreary
- depressing
- tiresome
- stale
- arid
- banal
- common
- commonplace
- dismal
- drab
- dry
- dull
- dusty
- flat
- insipid
- irksome
- jejune
- monotonous
- nothing
- pedestrian
- prosaic
- soporific
- stupid
- tired
- trite
- wearisome
- bromidic
- fatiguing
- big yawn
- ho hum
- nowhere
- unenjoyable
- unentertaining
- uninspiring
- lackluster
- mundane
- dreary
- humdrum
- colorless
- drab
- dry
- flat
- flavorless
- lifeless
- ordinary
- pedestrian
- prosaic
- spiritless
- stodgy
- unimaginative
- uninspired
- uninteresting
- lusterless
- poor
- shoddy
- plebeian
- philistine
- pedestrian
- middling
- hack
- nondescript
- inferior
- mean
- cheap
- colorless
- crass
- hackneyed
- impure
- passable
- raffish
- second-rate
- sleazy
- stale
- trite
- undistinguished
- vulgar
- baseborn
- déclassé
- low-grade
- second-class
- characterless
- declassé
- tedious
- dry
- flat
- humdrum
- repetitive
- dreary
- tame
- stupid
- dismal
- tiresome
- stale
- ordinary
- plain
- stock
- tired
- archaic
- arid
- blah
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- dead
- familiar
- hackneyed
- heavy
- hoary
- insipid
- jejune
- monotonous
- out-of-date
- pointless
- prolix
- prosaic
- repetitious
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- soporific
- trite
- unimaginative
- usual
- vapid
- worn-out
- uninspiring
- abused
- big yawn
- ho hum
- longwinded
- oft-repeated
- usual thing
- bland
- lifeless
- stale
- weak
- dead
- blind
- boring
- vanilla
- blah
- drab
- banal
- colorless
- dim
- flavorless
- inane
- innocuous
- insipid
- jejune
- monotonous
- pointless
- prosaic
- spiritless
- tasteless
- tedious
- uninteresting
- unpalatable
- unsavory
- unseasoned
- vapid
- watery
- matte
- draggy
- ho hum
- lead balloon
- muted
- sapless
- whitebread
- glib
- chatty
- loquacious
- voluble
- blabbermouth
- effusive
- gabby
- long-winded
- mouthy
- prolix
- verbose
- windy
- wordy
- gushing
- babbling
- chattering
- flap jaw
- gossiping
- loose-lipped
- loose-tongued
- motormouth
- prating
- prattling
- running on at the mouth
- wind-bag
- yakkity
- yakky
- tedious
- mundane
- monotonous
- dreary
- drab
- uninteresting
- everyday
- commonplace
- blah
- monotone
- vanilla
- treadmill
- pedestrian
- common
- routine
- ordinary
- arid
- dim
- dime a dozen
- dull
- insipid
- lifeless
- repetitious
- tiresome
- wearisome
- bromidic
- garden-variety
- plodding
- banausic
- toneless
- unvaried
- white-bread
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antonyms for prosy
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- sophisticated
- refined
- high
- uncommon
- rare
- exceptional
- different
- noble
- nice
- superior
- rich
- excellent
- cultured
- aristocratic
- valuable
- unusual
- scarce
- noteworthy
- infrequent
- abnormal
- extraordinary
- wealthy
- luminous
- clear
- pointed
- active
- sensitive
- quick
- smart
- sharp
- keen
- light
- happy
- bright
- lustrous
- eventful
- serrated
- knifelike
- vivacious
- witty
- intelligent
- pleasant
- lively
- interesting
- exciting
- sharp
- effervescent
- bubbly
- rugged
- rough
- raised
- elevated
- broken
- animate
- alive
- indefinite
- uneven
- rounded
- exciting
- spirited
- living
- busy
- different
- uncommon
- rare
- exceptional
- bright
- lively
- eventful
- abnormal
- extraordinary
- unusual
- infrequent
- interesting
- exciting
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use prosy in a sentence
Whatever the reason was that Sally was quite glad at the appearance of Dr. Prosy, there could be no doubt about the fact.
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANAnd shortly afterwards: "I suppose Prosy has a right to his private affairs, as much as I have to mine."
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANShe got implicated in the friend's last dying splash, while Prosy got nearly scot-free.
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANIt was quite true, as Sally had surmised, that poor Prosy had been entangled in the meshes of his Octopus.
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANSir Dioscorides Gayler's a cousin of his, you know, and would pass on his practice to Prosy on easy terms.
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANIt was restful to her, after the tension and trial of the night, to feel that he was happy with Sally and poor Prosy.
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANPoor Prosy looks very much embarrassed at this point; his countenance pleads for respite.
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANOnly I shouldn't consider it honourable to jilt Prosy, even for the sake of remaining single.
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANThe girls call her”—she seemed moved to mirth by the recollection—“Miss Prim and Prosy.
THE HOUSE OF A THOUSAND CANDLESMEREDITH NICHOLSONAfter all, why shouldn't she speak a plain thought to an old friend, as poor Prosy was now?
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANWORDS RELATED TO PROSY
- abused
- archaic
- arid
- big yawn
- blah
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- dead
- dismal
- dreary
- dry
- familiar
- flat
- hackneyed
- heavy
- ho hum
- hoary
- humdrum
- insipid
- jejune
- longwinded
- monotonous
- oft-repeated
- ordinary
- out-of-date
- plain
- pointless
- prolix
- prosaic
- prosy
- repetitious
- repetitive
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- soporific
- stale
- stock
- stupid
- tame
- tedious
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
- unimaginative
- uninspiring
- usual
- usual thing
- vapid
- worn-out
- abused
- archaic
- arid
- big yawn
- blah
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- dead
- dismal
- dreary
- dry
- familiar
- flat
- hackneyed
- heavy
- ho hum
- hoary
- humdrum
- insipid
- jejune
- longwinded
- monotonous
- oft-repeated
- ordinary
- out-of-date
- plain
- pointless
- prolix
- prosaic
- prosy
- repetitious
- repetitive
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- soporific
- stale
- stock
- stupid
- tame
- tedious
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
- unimaginative
- uninspiring
- usual
- usual thing
- vapid
- worn-out
- banal
- blah
- bland
- blind
- boring
- colorless
- dead
- dim
- drab
- draggy
- flavorless
- ho hum
- inane
- innocuous
- insipid
- jejune
- lead balloon
- lifeless
- matte
- monotonous
- muted
- pointless
- prosaic
- prosy
- sapless
- spiritless
- stale
- tasteless
- tedious
- uninteresting
- unpalatable
- unsavory
- unseasoned
- vanilla
- vapid
- watery
- weak
- whitebread
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.