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Synonyms & Antonyms of prosaic
1
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
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Near Antonyms for prosaic
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- phenomenal
- bizarre,
- far-out,
- Kafkaesque,
- outrageous,
- outré,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- wild
- eccentric,
- idiosyncratic,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- nonconformist,
- oddball,
- offbeat,
- unconventional,
- unorthodox
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2
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
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Near Antonyms for prosaic
- exceptional,
- extraordinary,
- freak,
- peculiar,
- phenomenal,
- rare,
- singular,
- special,
- uncommon,
- uncustomary,
- unique,
- unusual,
- unwonted
- bizarre,
- curious,
- far-out,
- funny,
- odd,
- outlandish,
- out-of-the-way,
- outré,
- quaint,
- quirky,
- remarkable,
- screwy,
- strange,
- weird,
- wild
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“Prosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of prosaic was in 1692
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