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Banal synonyms

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dull
Not clear or resonant:
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  1. Not clear or resonant:
  2. Dispirited; depressed:
  3. Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
trite
Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
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  1. Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
  2. Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale
hackneyed
Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.
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  1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.
  2. Made trite by overuse
  3. Repeated too often.
bromidic
Trite or dull
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  1. Trite or dull
  2. Stale, trite, or commonplace through overuse; clichéd:
commonplace
Uninteresting; unremarkable:
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  1. Uninteresting; unremarkable:
  2. Neither new nor interesting; obvious or ordinary
  3. Ordinary; common:
corny
Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
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  1. Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
  2. Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
  3. (Informal) Unsophisticated, old-fashioned, trite, sentimental, etc.
hackneyed
Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.
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  1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.
  2. Made trite by overuse
  3. Repeated too often.
musty
Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
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  1. Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
  2. Stale or trite; worn-out; antiquated
  3. Out of use or practice; rusty.
overused
(Of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd
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  1. (Of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd
  2. Used too much, or too often
overworked
Being subjected to too much work
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  1. Being subjected to too much work
shopworn
Drab, dull, trite, etc.
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  1. Drab, dull, trite, etc.
  2. Not fresh; tired or cliché
  3. Used, as a sample item in a retail store
stale
(Law) Having lost legal force or effect through lack of use or action, as a claim or lien
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  1. (Law) Having lost legal force or effect through lack of use or action, as a claim or lien
  2. Out of condition, ineffective, enervated, bored, etc. from either too much or too little activity
  3. Lacking originality or spontaneity:
stereotyped
Relating to stereotypy:
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  1. Relating to stereotypy:
  2. Unoriginal; stereotypical.
  3. Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.
stereotypic
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
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  1. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
stereotypical
Hackneyed; trite
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  1. Hackneyed; trite
  2. Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
  3. Banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse
threadbare
Worn down so that the threads show; having the nap or surface fibers worn off
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  1. Worn down so that the threads show; having the nap or surface fibers worn off
  2. That has lost freshness or novelty; stale
  3. (Of a person) wearing clothes of threadbare material
timeworn
Trite or banal; overused or hackneyed
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  1. Trite or banal; overused or hackneyed
  2. Used too often; trite:
  3. Showing the effects of wear due to long use
tired
Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
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  1. Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
  2. Impatient; bored:
  3. Overused; hackneyed:
trite
Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
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  1. Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
  2. Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale
warmed-over
(Of cooked food) reheated
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  1. (Of cooked food) reheated
  2. Warmed up; reheated:
  3. Presented again, without freshness or significant change
well-worn
Carried or worn in a becoming manner:
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  1. Carried or worn in a becoming manner:
  2. Overused; trite
  3. Showing signs of much wear or use.
worn-out
No longer effective, usable, or serviceable due to wear or overuse
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  1. No longer effective, usable, or serviceable due to wear or overuse
  2. Exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
  3. Exhausted; tired out
Find another word for banal. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for banal, like: dull, trite, hackneyed, common, insipid, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed and musty.

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  • He doesn't like English poetry, he finds it very banal.

  • Is it banal to dress up as a 1965 hippie?

  • It was a banal, yet apparently necessary, observation about British society today.

  • The store was filled with banal, mass-produced objects.

  • The banal realities of the film industry really do determine what we see on the screen.

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