Commonplace (Adjective)

Meaning 1

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

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Synonyms

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

Related Words

  • Commonplace (noun)

Meaning 2

Completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Related Words

  • Commonplaceness (noun)

Meaning 3

Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Unglamorous
  • Unglamourous
  • Prosaic
  • Humdrum
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