Synonyms of workaday

workaday

adjective

ˈwər-kə-ˌdā 

1

as in ordinary

being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events

just a workaday guy living a workaday life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordinary
• normal
• usual
• typical
• average
• routine
• commonplace
• prosaic
• standard
• common
• everyday
• customary
• unremarkable
• regular
• garden-variety
• standard-issue
• run-of-the-mill
• familiar
• unexceptional
• cut-and-dried
• expected
• homely
• par for the course
• plain
• predictable
• popular
• trivial
• frequent
• plain-Jane
• habitual
• vulgar
• unimportant
• insignificant
• natural
• unextraordinary
• wonted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• extraordinary
• strange
• abnormal
• exceptional
• odd
• out-of-the-way
• peculiar
• curious
• quaint
• atypical
• anomalous
• queer
• funny
• rare
• aberrant
• irregular
• scarce
• wild
• eccentric
• idiosyncratic
• bizarre
• phenomenal
• outrageous
• fantastic
• untypical
• weird
• outstanding
• unconventional
• prominent
• unorthodox
• notable
• conspicuous
• striking
• unique
• salient
• recherché
• novel
• outré
• unprecedented
• oddball
• wacky
• way-out
• singular
• offbeat
• signal
• far-out
• nonconformist
• kooky
• unparalleled
• Kafkaesque
• freakish
• unexampled
• freak

2

as in mundane

having to do with the practical details of regular life

workaday matters such as cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mundane
• everyday
• prosaic
• terrestrial
• nitty-gritty
• ordinary
• typical
• usual
• generic
• normal
• routine
• earthly
• worldly
• customary
• standard
• temporal
• familiar
• average
• regular
• frequent
• commonplace
• habitual
• run-of-the-mill
• common
• plain
• unremarkable
• garden
• unexceptional
• predictable
• popular
• run-of-the-mine
• expected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sublime
• noble
• lofty
• atypical
• abnormal
• special
• aberrant
• high-minded
• extraordinary
• unusual
• peculiar
• unique
• rare
• uncommon
• exceptional
• singular
• strange
• phenomenal
• out-of-the-way
• quaint
• odd
• remarkable
• wild
• bizarre
• curious
• unwonted
• funny
• weird
• uncustomary
• outlandish
• outré
• quirky
• freak
• screwy
• far-out

3

as in casual

not designed to be worn only on special occasions

a workaday outfit that I could afford to get dirty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• casual
• everyday
• informal
• sporty
• relaxed
• slovenly
• shabby
• sloppy
• dégagé
• unkempt
• dressed down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• formal
• best
• dressy
• Sunday
• elegant
• fashionable
• stylish
• noncasual
• chic
• smart
• trim
• tidy
• neat
• dressed up
• semiformal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of workaday

The scenic design by Christopher Swader and Justin Swader consists of Emmy’s sunny living room on the right and the workaday SALAD office on the left. — Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026

The workaday frustration and bitterness have been burned off. — Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books, 18 Nov. 2025

But this workaday agenda has been artfully wrapped in therapy-speak. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

Yes, deals get done The diary of the workaday sales exec at most of the major distribs is filled with meetings with their acquisitions exec equivalent. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025