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

In certain soaring drone shots, the Gobi’s dry, greige sprawl looks like nothing so much as the surface of another planet, at least until it’s disrupted by snaking manmade infrastructure and drab light industry. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 June 2026

Best Ballet Flats Sometimes a cute outfit can feel a little drab and just needs something to spice it up and elevate it from safe to stylish. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 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