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Common collocations with mundane in British Collocation

mundane adjective

UK /ˌmʌnˈdeɪn/

rather

fairly
pretty
quite
rather
relatively
somewhat

This is, of course, a fairly mundane use of the new technology.

very

extremely
incredibly
positively
utterly
very

Unfortunately, some photos of such ghostly mists have very mundane explanations.

appearing to be mundane, but perhaps not

apparently
seemingly

Rubber is a seemingly mundane substance that comes to life through its social history.

what someone does or how they live

activity
chore
existence
job
life
reality
task
world

For Miles, the trip represents an opportunity to get away from his mundane existence.

fact or aspect of a situation

detail
explanation
level
matter
thing

More mundane matters also occupied the committee – on 6th May the librarian was authorized to obtain a new doormat!

something that happens

event

Good writing enables the most mundane event to be transformed into something significant, exciting even.

object

item
object

The camera avoids their faces, focusing on mundane objects such as a bowl of cereal, an alarm clock, a fish tank.

boring
dull
everyday
ordinary
routine
trivial

His paintings are rooted in the everyday, mundane aspects of life.