Antonyms of adj prosaic

3 senses of prosaic

Sense 1
matter-of-fact, prosaic -- (not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay")

INDIRECT (VIA unrhetorical) -> rhetorical -- (given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery")

Sense 2
pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound -- (lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot")

INDIRECT (VIA uninteresting) -> interesting -- (arousing or holding the attention)

Sense 3
commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous -- (not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines")

INDIRECT (VIA unexciting) -> exciting -- (creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip")

Similarity of adj prosaic

3 senses of prosaic

Sense 1
matter-of-fact, prosaic -- (not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay")
       => unrhetorical (vs. rhetorical) -- (not rhetorical)

Sense 2
pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound -- (lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot")
       => uninteresting (vs. interesting) -- (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip")

Sense 3
commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous -- (not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines")
       => unexciting (vs. exciting) -- (not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life")

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