PEDESTRIAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PEDESTRIAN?

Need another word that means the same as “pedestrian”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “pedestrian” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Pedestrian” are: footer, walker, person on foot, hiker, rambler, stroller, wayfarer, footslogger, earthbound, prosaic, prosy, dull, plodding, boring, tedious, monotonous, uneventful, unremarkable, tiresome, wearisome, uninspired, uncreative, unimaginative, unexciting, uninteresting, lifeless, dry

Pedestrian as a Noun

Definitions of "Pedestrian" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pedestrian” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.
• A person who travels by foot.

Synonyms of "Pedestrian" as a noun (8 Words)

footer	The height or length of something in feet used only in combinations footer nou a person who travels by foot. He hammered a low left footer past the keeper.
footslogger	Fights on foot with small arms.
hiker	A foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure. He was a hiker of taxes.
person on foot	A human being.
rambler	A person who walks in the countryside for pleasure. A ramblers club.
stroller	A person taking a leisurely walk. A little stroller taps on the window and cups his hands in a begging gesture.
walker	New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952. He was a keen walker.
wayfarer	A person who travels on foot.

Usage Examples of "Pedestrian" as a noun

• The road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it.
• A pedestrian bridge.

Pedestrian as an Adjective

Definitions of "Pedestrian" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pedestrian” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.
• Lacking wit or imagination.

Synonyms of "Pedestrian" as an adjective (19 Words)

boring	Not interesting; tedious. I ve got a boring job in an office.
dry	Of noodles not served in a soup but in a sauce or with dry ingredients. Cream conditioners for dry hair.
dull	(of pain) indistinctly felt; not acute. His face glowed in the dull lamplight.
earthbound	Limited to material existence as distinct from a spiritual or heavenly one. An earthbound spaceship.
lifeless	Lacking animation or excitement or activity. A lifeless body.
monotonous	(of a sound or utterance) lacking in variation in tone or pitch. The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity.
plodding	Slow and laborious. Plodding methodical Ralph Bellamy.
prosaic	Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement. The masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day to day concerns.
prosy	Lacking wit or imagination. He junked most of the prosy script his handlers had written for him.
tedious	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Tedious days on the train.
tiresome	Causing one to feel bored or annoyed. The tiresome chirping of a cricket.
uncreative	Not having or involving imagination or original ideas. Repetitive and uncreative work.
uneventful	Marked by no noteworthy or significant events. A place where dull people lead uneventful lives.
unexciting	Not exciting; dull. An unexciting novel.
unimaginative	Dealing only with concrete facts. Even his profanity was unimaginative.
uninspired	Lacking in imagination or originality. Uninspired writing.
uninteresting	Arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement. A very uninteresting account of her trip.
unremarkable	Not particularly interesting or surprising. His early childhood was unremarkable.
wearisome	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. They have schedules and inventories that tell them in wearisome detail what they should look for.

Usage Examples of "Pedestrian" as an adjective

• Disenchantment with their pedestrian lives.
• A pedestrian movie plot.

Associations of "Pedestrian" (30 Words)

asphalt	Cover with tar or asphalt. Asphalt the driveway.
avenue	A wide street or thoroughfare. An avenue of limes.
boulevard	A wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees. Sunset Boulevard.
crisscross	Marked with crossing lines. Wrinkles crisscrossed her face.
cross	Travel across or pass over. Mendel tried crossbreeding.
crossing	The action of crossing something. The cathedral has a lantern tower over the crossing.
crossover	A point or place of crossing from one side to the other. A jazz classical crossover album.
crossroad	A junction where one street or road crosses another.
crosswalk	A marked part of a road where pedestrians have right of way to cross; a pedestrian crossing.
delineation	The action of describing or portraying something precisely. The eventual delineation of the border between the two states.
drawbridge	A bridge, especially one over a castle’s moat, which is hinged at one end so that it may be raised to prevent people crossing or to allow vessels to pass under it. There was a rattle of chains as the drawbridge was lowered.
driveway	A road leading up to a private house. One of the suspects backed a vehicle into the driveway.
fordable	Shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle. The stream was fordable.
intersect	Meet at a point. The area is intersected only by minor roads.
intersection	The set of elements common to two or more sets. The intersection of a plane and a cone.
jaywalk	Cross the road at a red light. You jaywalked across a busy four lane street.
junction	The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made. The junction of two roundels produces a triangular space.
lamppost	A metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight.
overlap	A part or amount which overlaps. There are many overlaps between the approaches.
overpass	Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels. Did not its sublimity overpass a little the bounds of the ridiculous.
pavement	The hard surface of a road or street. He fell and hit his head on the pavement.
road	A railroad. A road accident.
roadway	The part of a bridge or railway used by traffic.
route	Send via a specific route. All lines of communication were routed through London.
sidewalk	Walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway.
skyway	A covered overhead walkway between buildings. Skyways from 18 000 to 40 000 feet resemble a highway system.
street	People living or working on the same street. London street style.
walk	Walk at a pace. There are picnic places and waymarked walks.
walker	A shoe designed for comfortable walking. A fell walker.
walkway	A path set aside for walking.