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View usage for: (wɜːʳkədeɪ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Workaday means ordinary and not especially interesting or unusual. Enough of fantasy, the workaday world awaited him. Synonyms: ordinary, common, familiar, practical More Synonyms of workaday workaday in British English (ˈwɜːkəˌdeɪ) adjective (usually prenominal)1. being a part of general human experience; ordinary 2. suitable for working days; everyday or practical workaday in American English (ˈwɜrkəˌdeɪ) adjective1. of or suitable for working days; everyday Word origin ME werkedai < werk, work + -e- (prob. as in sunnedai, Sunday 1, messeday, “mass day”) + dai, day Examples of 'workaday' in a sentenceworkaday Definition commonplace or ordinary an escape from the tedium of the workaday world Synonyms bog-standard (British, Irish, slang) Opposites different , special , exciting , rare , unusual , extraordinary , unfamiliar , uncommon , atypical Additional synonymsDefinition frequently encountered Earthquakes are fairly common in this part of the world. Synonyms usual, standard, daily, regular, ordinary, familiar, plain, conventional, routine, frequent, everyday, customary, commonplace, vanilla (slang), habitual, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, stock, workaday, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), a dime a dozen Definition dull or unoriginal The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. Synonyms everyday, common, ordinary, widespread, pedestrian, customary, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, dime-a-dozen (informal), trite, uninterestingDefinition suitable for or used on ordinary days an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life Synonyms ordinary, common, usual, familiar, conventional, routine, dull, stock, accustomed, customary, commonplace, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, habitual, run-of-the-mill, unimaginative, workaday, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), common or garden (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal), wonted- work something out
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Additional synonymsDefinition frequent or common They are already familiar faces on our TV screens. Synonyms well-known, household, everyday, recognized, common, stock, domestic, repeated, ordinary, conventional, routine, frequent, accustomed, customary, mundane, recognizable, common or garden (informal) Definition ordinary, dull, and uninteresting trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job Synonyms dull, ordinary, boring, routine, commonplace, mundane, tedious, dreary, banal, tiresome, monotonous, uneventful, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried Definition everyday, ordinary, and therefore not very interesting Be willing to do mundane tasks with good grace. Synonyms ordinary, routine, commonplace, banal, everyday, day-to-day, vanilla (slang), prosaic, humdrum, workadayDefinition concerned with everyday matters She is always so practical and full of common sense. Synonyms sensible, ordinary, realistic, down-to-earth, mundane, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, businesslike, hard-headed, workaday, grounded Definition lacking imagination the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life Synonyms dull, ordinary, boring, routine, flat, dry, everyday, tame, pedestrian, commonplace, mundane, matter-of-fact, stale, banal, uninspiring, humdrum, trite, unimaginative, hackneyed, workaday, vapidDefinition relating to or characteristic of routine a series of routine medical tests Synonyms usual, standard, normal, customary, ordinary, familiar, typical, conventional, everyday, habitual, workaday, wontedDefinition ordinary or average I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student. Synonyms ordinary, middling, average, fair, modest, commonplace, common, vanilla (informal), mediocre, banal, tolerable (informal), passable, undistinguished, unimpressive, unexciting, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) |