Banal (Adjective)

Meaning

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Hackneyed
  • Well-worn
  • Timeworn
  • Shopworn
  • Stock
  • Commonplace
  • Tired
  • Trite
  • Threadbare
  • Old-hat

Related Words

  • Banality (noun)
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