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

This isn’t a film about trauma, or smuggled-in social issues, or anything at all, really, besides the honest workaday business of scaring the bejesus out of its audience, rinsing, and repeating with extra vigor. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

And while the depth of the game’s overall retail simulation is pretty shallow, there is a sort of soothing, zen comfort to be found in the repetitive nostalgia of that menial workaday world of the past. — ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026

From brocade coats to workaday dresses, these looks dominated the runway. — CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026

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