PROSAIC Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

prosaic

adjective

prō-ˈzā-ik

as in ordinary

being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events an author with a knack for finding something of interest in the most prosaic details of suburban life

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in mundane

having to do with the practical details of regular life my job at the TV station dealt with the much more prosaic business of cleaning the floors

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of prosaic In the face of that chilling, prosaic nightmare, all Perkins can do is laugh. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025 Mazen al-Hamada’s relatives learned of his death in a more prosaic way: photographs from the military morgue circulated on social media. —Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 Of course, what tech entrepreneurs deem progress doesn’t always align with more prosaic understandings of the collective good. —Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025 Sebastian Stan!), works well enough as a vigorous, prosaic, more-stand-alone-than-not adventure that balances shield-bashing, sky-zipping action with the elements of a gritty geopolitical thriller. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prosaic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosaic

Adjective

The group were among around 7,000 people recently released from scam centers run by criminal gangs and warlords operating along Myanmar’s border with Thailand, where many are held against their will and forced to work conning ordinary people, including American citizens, out of their life savings.

— Teele Rebane, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
For most ordinary owners, there's always one area of the house that could use a little TLC.

— Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025