All workaday synonyms

adjective workaday

• yawn — to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
• zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
• periodic — of or derived from a periodic acid.
• seasonal — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
• chronic — A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
• constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
• expected — Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
• cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
• fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
• grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
• rife — of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities.
• typic — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
• everyday — Happening or used every day; daily.
• ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
• plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
• homespun — spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
• commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
• mundane — common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
• routine — subroutine
• efficient — (esp. of a system or machine) Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
• professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
• diligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
• disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
• earnest — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
• expeditious — Done with speed and efficiency.
• matter-of-fact — adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
• methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
• orderly — arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence: an orderly desk.
• practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
• purposeful — having a purpose.
• serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
• thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
• accomplished — If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.
• careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
• concentrated — A concentrated liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it.
• correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
• direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
• effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
• enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
• hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
• industrious — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
• intent — something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
• organised — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
• organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
• painstaking — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
• practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
• practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
• regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
• sedulous — diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
• skillful — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.