workaday

adjective

ˈwər-kə-ˌdā How to pronounce workaday (audio)
Definition of workadaynext
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

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2
as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life workaday matters such as cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping

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3
as in casual
not designed to be worn only on special occasions a workaday outfit that I could afford to get dirty

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Recent Examples of workaday Since the conflagration of 1871, brick has been the workaday material of choice throughout the city’s neighborhoods. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 What to do nearby The hotel sits at the border where polished Nihonbashi gives way to the workaday backstreets of Odenmacho and Bakurocho—once a wholesale-trade district, now carrying a low-key creative charge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Benjamín Echazarreta’s cinematography is alert to the workaday energy of the hotel as well as the eerie beauty of the setting, with its mix of fairy-tale wonder and bone-deep dread. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for workaday
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workaday
  1. ordinary
  2. mundane
  3. casual
  4. normal
  5. everyday
  6. informal
  7. usual
  8. typical
Adjective
  • When a family is one ordinary bill from the edge, its backup plan is sleeping in the car.
    — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The Ohio State University In ordinary air, oxygen molecules settle onto the sensor surfaces and draw electrons away from the material, increasing its electrical resistance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of ordinary
Adjective
  • When Coco Lyons picks up her daughter Zuri, 6, from Discovery Elementary School, their discussions typically revolve around rather mundane topics.
    — Aparna Zalani, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The news came out in a mundane, bureaucratic way, as information about prospective land sales in midsize cities often does.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of mundane
Adjective
  • New visa rules for Australia and Japan Australia has long been popular with backpackers and young people looking to see the world and pick up casual work.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe plan on spending more than $20 for a casual lunch in the year 2026.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of casual
Adjective
  • It's shot up from less than $97 at the start of the month on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global energy industry to return to normal.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Menopause is the normal part of a woman’s aging process that marks the end of her reproductive years.
    — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of normal
Adjective
  • These requirements suggest that Meta is exploring ways to make humanoid robots easier to interact with in everyday environments.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Gill said the gathering allows children to see firsthand that their faith is not just something taught at home, but something lived through everyday acts of kindness and compassion.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of everyday
Adjective
  • Youth unemployment stands at about 23% and a large majority of those who do have a job work in the informal sector.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Just this week, some Massachusetts senators voted in an informal session to advance a bill that would put a stop to springing forward and falling back.
    — Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of informal
Adjective
  • Breakfast is à la carte, with all the usual suspects, including shakshuka and avocado toast, and silver pots filled with high-octane coffee.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • So, the high-scoring Lakers just had to play to their usual effort.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of usual
Adjective
  • The museum isn’t located in downtown Houston or anywhere near the stadiums, the museum district, or typical attractions people visit in the city.
    — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The gravity on the surface can be several billion times Earth’s, and a typical neutron star’s magnetic field is billions of times stronger than Earth’s as well.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Workaday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workaday. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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