Synonyms of drab

drab 1 of 2

adjective

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

drab

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noun

ˈdrab 

as in prostitute

a woman who engages in sexual activities for money

in its time, this waterfront dive was decried as a den of iniquity, unfit even for the drunks and drabs who haunted it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prostitute
• hooker
• streetwalker
• tart
• sex worker
• courtesan
• call girl
• madam
• bawd
• woman of the street
• madame
• cocotte
• hustler
• floozy
• siren
• tramp
• hussy
• coquette
• chippie
• temptress
• minx
• jade
• libertine
• flirt
• vamp
• tempter
• doxy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drab

Adjective

The new Nike Air Max 90 in Shadow Brown/Buff/Gum Light Brown appears tailor made for autumnal vibes with its drab, earthy palette of browns. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 July 2026

Major Manhattan developers like SL Green and the Rudin family are now in the process of transitioning buildings along the drab Third Avenue corridor in midtown. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Noun

Courtesy Mya Mendola Nevertheless, transformation videos are all over TikTok, showing drab, undecorated freshman dorms elevated into luxurious oases. — Natalie Bennett, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025

The Kennedy assassination still features many unknowns, and information is still being released about it in drips and drabs—previewing, perhaps, the future of disclosure around the Epstein case. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025