commonplace

English Thesaurus

1. a trite or obvious remark (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	comment, input, remark,
definition	:	a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	truism,
definition	:	an obvious truth (noun.communication)

2. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement (adj.all)

similar	:	unexciting,
definition	:	not exciting (adj.all)

3. completely ordinary and unremarkable (adj.all)

similar	:	ordinary,
definition	:	not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree (adj.all)

4. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (adj.all)

similar	:	unoriginal,
definition	:	not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual (adj.all)

5. a trite or obvious remark (noun.communication)

derivation	:	banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn,
definition	:	repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (adj.all)

derivation	:	bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous,
definition	:	dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality (adj.all)

6. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement (adj.all)

derivation	:	prosaicness, prosiness,
definition	:	commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	prose,
definition	:	matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression (noun.communication)

7. completely ordinary and unremarkable (adj.all)

derivation	:	commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness,
definition	:	ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace (noun.attribute)

8. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (adj.all)

derivation	:	staleness, triteness,
definition	:	unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace, platitude,
definition	:	a trite or obvious remark (noun.communication)

9. a trite or obvious remark (noun.communication)

derivation	:	banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn,
definition	:	repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (adj.all)

derivation	:	bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous,
definition	:	dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality (adj.all)

10. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement (adj.all)

derivation	:	prosaicness, prosiness,
definition	:	commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	prose,
definition	:	matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression (noun.communication)

11. completely ordinary and unremarkable (adj.all)

derivation	:	commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness,
definition	:	ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace (noun.attribute)

12. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (adj.all)

derivation	:	staleness, triteness,
definition	:	unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace, platitude,
definition	:	a trite or obvious remark (noun.communication)