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workaday

[wur-kuh-dey] / ˈwɜr kəˌdeɪ /
ADJECTIVE
businesslike
Synonyms
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diligent disciplined earnest expeditious matter-of-fact methodical orderly practical purposeful serious thorough
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accomplished careful concentrated correct direct effective enterprising hardworking industrious intent organized painstaking practiced regular routine sedulous skillful systematic well-ordered
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disorganized flippant thoughtless trivial unimportant unserious
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amateur inefficient unbusinesslike unprofessional
ADJECTIVE
common
Synonyms
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accepted commonplace everyday familiar frequent natural prevailing prevalent routine simple trivial typical universal
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bourgeois characteristic current daily general humdrum plain probable regular standard stock
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banal casual colloquial comformable conventional customary habitual hackneyed homely informal mediocre monotonous passable prosaic run-of-the-mill stale stereotyped trite undistinguished unvaried usual wearisome worn-out
Antonyms
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abnormal different exceptional infrequent irregular peculiar rare uncommon unconventional unfamiliar unorthodox unusual
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extraordinary original
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aristocratic cultured excellent high noble noteworthy refined scarce sophisticated superior valuable
ADJECTIVE
commonplace
Synonyms
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customary mundane normal obvious prevalent typical
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familiar humdrum mainstream middling natural ordinary pedestrian plebeian starch vanilla
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boiler plate characterless clichéd colorless conventional corny dime-a-dozen familiar tune garden variety hackneyed lowly matter-of-course mediocre middle-of-the-road prosaic run-of-the-mill stale stereotyped threadbare trite uneventful unexceptional uninteresting unnoteworthy widespread worn-out
Antonyms
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abnormal different irregular rare uncommon unconventional unusual
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exceptional extraordinary
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infrequent peculiar
ADJECTIVE
everyday
Synonyms
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commonplace frequent mundane normal ordinary prosaic usual
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accustomed average conventional customary daily dime a dozen dull familiar garden variety habitual informal lowly mainstream middle-of-the-road per diem plain quotidian routine run-of-the-mill stock unexceptional unimaginative unremarkable vanilla white-bread wonted
Antonyms
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abnormal extraordinary infrequent irregular rare uncommon unusual
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different exceptional special unexpected unfamiliar
ADJECTIVE
familiar
Synonyms
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intimate mundane recognizable simple usual
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commonplace domestic homespun household native natural ordinary plain routine stock
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accustomed conventional customary everyday frequent garden variety habitual humble informal known matter-of-fact old hat prosaic proverbial repeated unceremonious unsophisticated wonted
Antonyms
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abnormal alien business different extraordinary foreign industrial original uncommon unusual
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aloof cold cool distant ignorant new reserved strange unacquainted unapproachable undistinguished unfamiliar unfriendly unknowledgeable unknown unremarkable
ADJECTIVE
mundane
Synonyms
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banal day-to-day everyday humdrum normal prosaic
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commonplace earthly lowly routine workday worldly
Antonyms
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abnormal uncommon unusual
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exciting extraordinary heavenly supernatural wonderful
ADJECTIVE
ordinary
Synonyms
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common conventional dull generic humble mediocre normal plain simple unremarkable
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commonplace fair familiar garden homespun household inferior mean pedestrian plastic routine vanilla
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characterless garden variety habitual indifferent modest no great shakes prosaic quotidian run-of-the-mill second-rate so-so stereotyped undistinguished uneventful unexceptional uninspired unmemorable unnoteworthy unpretentious usual white-bread
Antonyms
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abnormal complex complicated decorated difficult embellished extraordinary intelligent intricate irregular ornate smart sophisticated strange superior unclear uncommon unconventional unusual
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different exceptional
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distinctive remarkable special
ADJECTIVE
plain
Synonyms
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conventional dull ordinary simple traditional
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average common commonplace routine vanilla
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homely lowly modest quotidian usual white-bread
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abnormal different intelligent irregular new smart uncommon unusual
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exceptional extraordinary infrequent rare
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abstruse ambiguous attractive beautiful complex complicated decorated difficult dressed-up embellished formal hidden imperceptible incomprehensible intricate obscure obscured ornate pretty unclear vague
ADJECTIVE
practical
Synonyms
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businesslike constructive down-to-earth efficient factual feasible functional possible practicable pragmatic rational reasonable sane sensible sober workable
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applied both feet on the ground commonsensical doable empirical experimental handy hard-boiled implicit in action in operation matter-of-fact nuts and bolts operative orderly serviceable solid sound systematic unidealistic unromantic usable utile utilitarian virtual working
Antonyms
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excited impossible impractical inefficient irrational unattainable unfeasible unlikely unrealistic unreasonable unsound unworkable
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incapable inexperienced unproficient unseasoned unserviceable unskilled untrained useless worthless
ADJECTIVE
prosaic
Synonyms
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banal drab everyday humdrum mundane
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actual blah boring clean colorless common commonplace dead diddly dry dull factual flat garden-variety hackneyed ho-hum irksome lackluster lifeless literal lowly lusterless matter-of-fact monotonous nothing nowhere ordinary pabulum pedestrian platitudinous plebeian practicable practical prose prosy routine square stale tame tedious trite uneventful unexceptional uninspiring vanilla vapid yawn zero
Antonyms
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exciting unusual
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creative imaginative interesting thinking
ADJECTIVE
routine
Synonyms
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conventional everyday normal ordinary periodic regular unremarkable usual
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familiar general plain seasonal standard
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accepted accustomed chronic customary methodical quotidian typical wonted
Antonyms
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abnormal different eccentric extraordinary irregular special strange uncommon unconventional unusual variable
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breaking original untraditional
ADJECTIVE
usual
Synonyms
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constant conventional current customary everyday expected familiar frequent natural normal prevailing regular routine
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accepted accustomed average chronic commonplace cut-and-dried fixed garden variety general grind habitual mainstream matter-of-course ordinary plain plastic prevalent quotidian rife run-of-the-mill so-so standard stock typic unremarkable vanilla white-bread wonted
Antonyms
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abnormal different eccentric foreign inconstant infrequent irregular new occasional original rare strange uncommon unconventional unfamiliar unsteady unusual
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atypical

Example Sentences

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That an Oscar-nominated director with a celebrated eye for the ethereal, strange world of girl-women living in beautiful boxes could make a film as workaday as this one is frustrating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Anyway, a significant portion of H-1B recruits weren’t in jobs demanding unique skills, but workaday technicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

This fundamentally misunderstands the appeal of conspiracies, though, which is that it’s more fun and exciting to believe in them instead of in workaday truths.

From Slate • May 24, 2025

It was for ceremonial occasions, and upstairs there were some workaday offices.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Swim lore was his vacation talk from the workaday talk of running a zoo.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel