Synonyms for commonplace
ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪscom·mon·place

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1. commonplace

   Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.

   Synonyms:
   common, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, prevalent, public, universal, usual

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

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1. platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromideadjective

   a trite or obvious remark

   Synonyms:
   banality, bromide, cliche, platitude

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, original, exciting

2. commonplaceadjective

   completely ordinary and unremarkable

   "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"

   Synonyms:
   tired, well-worn, hackneyed, stock(a), prosaic, unglamorous, threadbare, unglamourous, humdrum, trite, shopworn, old-hat, banal, timeworn

   Antonyms:
   original, extraordinary, exciting

3. commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourousadjective

   not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

   "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

   Synonyms:
   shopworn, prosaic, monotonous, trite, humdrum, old-hat, unglamorous, earthbound, threadbare, tired, timeworn, stock(a), matter-of-fact, hackneyed, well-worn, banal, prosy, pedestrian, unglamourous

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, original, exciting

4. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornadjective

   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'"

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, original, exciting

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1. commonplaceadjective

   Synonyms:
   trite, stale, hackneyed, ordinary, common, threadbare, not new, worn out

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1. commonplaceadjective

   Synonyms:
   ordinary, banal, hackneyed, trite, platitudinous, prosaic

2. commonplacenoun

   Synonyms:
   platitude, banality

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1. List of paraphrases for "commonplace":

   banal, rife, cliché, mundane, common, frequent, trivial, trite, routine, usual, truism, prevalent, widespread

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1. James R. Cook:

   Left-wing social policies sicken our behavior and corrupt our culture. People bend principles and sacrifice integrity to get as much as they can from the government. Giveaway programs encourage every imaginable sort of cheating and dishonesty. Wheeling and dealing in food stamps is a way of life. Lying and fraud are commonplace. Whenever you're dependent on the money, the end justifies the means.

2. Kirk Myers:

   It's commonplace for trans women to be assaulted or murdered, but we don't tend to get this kind of attention from law enforcement or the bigger community.

3. Jack Kerouac, "On the Road":

   The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved...the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.

4. Emerald Fennell:

   There's nothing in it that isn't extremely commonplace, i'm much more interested in our culture and thinking, how are we all part of this awful knot that we need to unpick ?

5. Sheila Barrios:

   Commonplace where we do see a lot of people coming into the cars. Weve been broken into twice.