Synonyms of drab

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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
• pedestrian
• monochromatic
• arid
• stodgy
• tame
• irritating
• tiresome
• stale
• wearisome
• leaden
• stuffy
• ho-hum
• pallid
• ponderous
• numbing
• flat
• sterile
• grey
• 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
• common
• commonplace
• unexceptional
• cumbersome
• tepid
• suspenseless
• pokey
• demoralizing
• poky
• unnewsworthy
• pleasureless
• disheartening
• enervating
• plodding
• unsurprising
• lumbering
• longsome
• palling
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• intriguing
• involving
• spectacular
• wonderful
• engaging
• marvellous
• 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
• fascinating
• alluring
• 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
• tart
• whore
• streetwalker
• sex worker
• bawd
• courtesan
• call girl
• madam
• woman of the street
• cocotte
• hustler
• madame
• chippy
• tramp
• floozie
• floozy
• siren
• hussy
• coquette
• temptress
• minx
• chippie
• jade
• libertine
• flirt
• doxie
• vamp
• tempter
• doxy
• wench

Examples of drab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Even in their heyday, the group’s interviews were nothing but drab complaints about not getting taken seriously enough. —Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024

Notice the doctors dressed in drab colors, always there in the background and ready to step up when called upon. —Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 31 July 2024

Dislike for Tropicana Field doesn’t end there, as the drab interior, the slanted roof and the infamous catwalks that turned certain home runs into ground-rule doubles have cemented the stadium’s legacy as one of the worst ballparks in MLB. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024

There is a bright red accent on the right earbud (and inside the case) to tell you which bud is which, which is admittedly a nice addition over Apple's drab white nothingness, but otherwise these look like Cybertrucked AirPods in every sense of the word. —Parker Hall, WIRED, 27 July 2024