Special and Workaday

Special

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

Workaday is an antonym for special.

Workaday

Workaday adjective - Having to do with the practical details of regular life.
Usage example: wished that she could afford servants so as not to be bothered with such workaday matters as cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping

Special is an antonym for workaday in topics: common, habitual, average.
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