Antonyms for pedestrian
pəˈdɛs tri ənpedes·tri·an

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1. pedestrian, walker, footeradjective

   a person who travels by foot

   Antonyms:
   interesting

   Synonyms:
   footnote, go-cart, footer, baby-walker, walker

2. pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthboundadjective

   lacking wit or imagination

   "a pedestrian movie plot"

   Antonyms:
   interesting

   Synonyms:
   matter-of-fact, commonplace, humdrum, unglamourous, unglamorous, prosaic, prosy, earthbound

How to use pedestrian in a sentence?

1. Tom Waits:

   I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I'm a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary.

2. from an official Japanese guide for English-speaking drivers, 1936:

   1. At the rise of the hand of the policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him. 2. If pedestrian obstacle your path, tootle horn melodiously. If he continue to obstacle, tootle horn vigorously and utter vocal warning such as "Hi, Hi." [...] 5. Beware of greasy corner where lurk skid demon. Cease step on, approach slowly, round cautiously, resume step on gradually.

3. Richard Retting:

   At the same impact speed, a pedestrian is much more likely to die in an SUV crash than in a car crash, even at 20 or 25 miles per hour, being hit by an SUV, the chance of fatal injuries increases significantly.

4. The IIHS:

   More people may be walking because of the education efforts in recent years surrounding health and fitness. We can only speculate on this question. understanding where, when, and how these additional pedestrian crashes are happening can point the way to solutions.

5. David Canales:

   We've seen our customers go down by about 30 percent. I also have some co-workers who live in Juarez and say they have to get into the pedestrian lane an hour and a half before their shift starts just to cross the border.

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