All workaday synonyms

adjective workaday

• whitebread — any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.
• wonted — accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.
• well-known — clearly or fully known: The well-known reasons are obvious.
• intimate — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
• recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
• domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
• household — the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
• native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
• humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
• known — past participle of know1 .
• old hat — old-fashioned; dated.
• proverbial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
• repeated — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
• unceremonious — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
• unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
• day-to-day — Day-to-day things or activities exist or happen every day as part of ordinary life.
• earthly — of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
• workday — a day on which work is done; working day.
• worldly — of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.
• generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
• fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
• garden — Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
• inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
• mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
• plastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
• indifferent — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
• modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
• no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
• second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
• so-so — Also, soso. indifferent; neither very good nor very bad.
• uninspired — not inspired; not creative or spirited: an uninspired performance; an uninspired teacher.
• unmemorable — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
• unpretentious — not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.
• white-bread — pertaining to or characteristic of the white middle class; bourgeois: a typical white-bread suburban neighborhood.
• traditional — of or relating to tradition.
• realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
• useful — being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
• businesslike — If you describe someone as businesslike, you mean that they deal with things in an efficient way without wasting time.
• constructive — A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful.
• down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
• factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
• feasible — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
• functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
• possible — that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
• practicable — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
• pragmatic — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
• rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
• reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
• sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
• sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.