All workaday synonyms
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W w adjective workaday
- sober β not intoxicated or drunk.
- workable β practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- applied β An applied subject of study has a practical use, rather than being concerned only with theory.
- commonsensical β sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
- doable β capable of being done.
- empirical β Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
- experimental β (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
- handy β within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- hard-boiled β Cookery. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify.
- implicit β implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
- nuts and bolts β the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- operative β a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- serviceable β capable of or being of service; useful.
- solid β having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- sound β The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3β30 miles (5β48 km) wide.
- unidealistic β of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- unromantic β of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- usable β available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- utile β useful.
- utilitarian β object: functional, useful
- virtual β being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.
- working β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- drab β dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- actual β You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- blah β You use blah, blah, blah to refer to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are boring or unimportant.
- boring β Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- dead β A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
- diddly β anything at all or of any consequence
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- garden-variety β common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
- ho-hum β dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
- irksome β annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
- lackluster β lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lacklustre β lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lifeless β not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- literal β in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word.
- lusterless β the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- nothing β no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- nowhere β in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- pabulum β something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.
- platitudinous β characterized by or given to platitudes.
- prose β the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prosy β of the nature of or resembling prose.
- square β a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- tame β changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- tedious β event: dull
- uninspiring β to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- vapid β lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat: vapid tea.