Synonyms of pedestrian

pedestrian 1 of 2

noun

as in walker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walker
• hiker
• climber
• perambulator
• tramper
• ambler
• rambler
• backpacker
• mountaineer
• wanderer
• wayfarer
• roamer
• alpinist
• rover
• trekker

pedestrian

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adjective

pə-ˈde-strē-ən 

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

a TV detective show filled with pedestrian plots stolen from older and better series

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boring
• slow
• stupid
• tiring
• weary
• dull
• old
• dusty
• wearying
• heavy
• annoying
• dry
• uninteresting
• irritating
• tiresome
• monotonous
• drab
• humdrum
• monochromatic
• tame
• tedious
• ponderous
• leaden
• arid
• dreary
• stodgy
• wearisome
• colorless
• flat
• jejune
• ho-hum
• numbing
• stale
• pallid
• stuffy
• mind-numbing
• sterile
• prosaic
• unimaginative
• exhausting
• grey
• jading
• uninspiring
• unexciting
• unspectacular
• drudging
• barren
• gray
• uneventful
• blah
• spiritless
• dullish
• pedantic
• blank
• inanimate
• prosy
• earthbound
• soggy
• undramatic
• aseptic
• irksome
• unrewarding
• draining
• ordinary
• bothersome
• unsensational
• common
• debilitating
• wearing
• discouraging
• unexceptional
• fatiguing
• vapid
• suspenseless
• pleasureless
• dispiriting
• unnewsworthy
• commonplace
• lumbering
• plodding
• demoralizing
• pokey
• cumbersome
• tepid
• disheartening
• unsurprising
• enervating
• palling
• longsome
• poky
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• involving
• engaging
• intriguing
• spectacular
• sensational
• surprising
• wondrous
• wonderful
• astonishing
• absorbing
• engrossing
• marvellous
• riveting
• gripping
• exciting
• amazing
• marvelous
• entertaining
• astounding
• inspiring
• electrifying
• amusing
• breathtaking
• awesome
• stimulating
• exhilarating
• thrilling
• charming
• fabulous
• attractive
• rousing
• stirring
• energizing
• moving
• animating
• poignant
• enchanting
• fascinating
• alluring
• touching
• attracting
• enlivening
• beguiling
• entrancing
• enthralling
• galvanizing
• invigorating
• diverting
• bewitching
• hair-raising
• rip-roaring
• eye-opening
• provocative
• suspenseful
• captivating
• tantalizing
• arresting
• spellbinding
• mesmerizing

Examples of pedestrian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

First tip-off: My GPS tapping out at the pedestrian zone's edge. —Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024

The vehicle’s onboard screen insists that every nearby pedestrian is a man. —L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024

Adjective

Almost exactly 24 hours after the 2016 CZ31 event, at 7:37 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 30, the much larger 2013 CU83 asteroid, this one as big as 1,050 feet across, will swing by Earth at a relatively pedestrian 13,100 miles per hour, at over 3 million miles away. —Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2022

The eRV2 has a range of just 108 miles, which is even less than the e-RV’s rather pedestrian 125-mile range. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2023