Synonyms for prosaic
proʊˈzeɪ ɪkpro·sa·ic

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1. prosaicadjective

   Antonyms:
   poetic

2. prosaicadjective

   The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.

   Antonyms:
   poetic

3. prosaicadjective

   I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.

   Antonyms:
   poetic

4. prosaicadjective

   Antonyms:
   poetic

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1. prosaic

   Synonyms:
   accurate, calculable, calculated, commonplace, literal, ordinary, real, reasonable, regular, sensible, solid, sound, sure, true

   Antonyms:
   chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, grotesque, imaginative, visionary

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1. prosaic

   Synonyms:
   pull, matter-of-fact, tedious, prolix

   Antonyms:
   poetic, animated, interesting, lively, fervid, eloquent, graphic

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1. matter-of-fact, prosaicadjective

   not fanciful or imaginative

   "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"

   Synonyms:
   matter-of-fact, pragmatical, commonplace, humdrum, unglamourous, unglamorous, pedestrian, prosy, pragmatic, earthbound

   Antonyms:
   rhetorical, interesting, exciting

2. pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthboundadjective

   lacking wit or imagination

   "a pedestrian movie plot"

   Synonyms:
   matter-of-fact, commonplace, humdrum, unglamourous, unglamorous, pedestrian, prosy, earthbound

   Antonyms:
   interesting, rhetorical, exciting

3. commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourousadjective

   not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

   "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

   Synonyms:
   shopworn, monotonous, trite, humdrum, old-hat, unglamorous, earthbound, threadbare, tired, timeworn, stock(a), matter-of-fact, hackneyed, well-worn, banal, prosy, commonplace, pedestrian, unglamourous

   Antonyms:
   rhetorical, interesting, exciting

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1. prosaicadjective

   Synonyms:
   prosy, unpoetical

2. prosaicadjective

   Synonyms:
   dull, flat, bald, stupid, uninteresting, unentertaining, tiresome, tedious, prosing, vapid, tame, humdrum

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How to use prosaic in a sentence?

1. Harold Holzer:

   The seatbelt law and requiring deposits on bottles seem prosaic, but he liked the nitty-gritty things.

2. Benjamin Schwartz:

   They're actually quite prosaic agreements.

3. Errol Flynn:

   Maybe all that I am in this world and all that I have been and done comes down to nothing more than being a touch of color in a prosaic world. Even that is something.”

4. President Biden:

   The G-7 explicitly agreed to call out human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. I know this is going to sound somewhat prosaic, but I think we’re in a contest, not with China per se, but a contest with autocrats, autocratic governments around the world, as to whether or not democracies can compete with them in the rapidly changing 21st century, i think there’s plenty of action on China.