Exceptional and Prosaic

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Exceptional adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

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Prosaic is an antonym for exceptional.

Prosaic adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

Usage example: an author with a knack for finding something of interest in the most prosaic details of suburban life

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Exceptional is an antonym for prosaic.

Nearby Words: prosy, prose, prosaically

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Prosaic and Exceptional. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exceptional/prosaic

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