| Main Entry: |
banal |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
commonplace |
Synonyms: |
blah*,
bland, bromidic, clichéd,
common,
conventional, cornball, cornfed,
corny, dull as dishwater,
dumb,
everyday,
flat,
hackneyed, ho hum, hokey,
humdrum*,
insipid,
mundane, noplace,
nothing, nowhere, old hat,
ordinary, pabulum,
pedestrian, platitudinous,
square,
stale, stereotyped,
stock,
stupid,
tired, tripe,
trite, unimaginative, unoriginal,
vapid,
watery, wishy-washy,
zero*
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Antonyms: |
fresh, new, original
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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