Banal synonyms and antonyms
bə-năl', bā'nəl, bə-näl'
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common (related)
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
insipid (related)
Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull.
Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
(Finance) Relating to stock or a stock company
The definition of asinine is to be silly, stupid or ridiculous.
Suitable for ordinary days
Going or done on foot; walking
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Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale
The definition of commonplace is ordinary or normal.
Not pointed or sharp; blunt; not keen
Well-known; common; ordinary
The definition of mundane is someone or something that is typical or ordinary.
vapid (related)
Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull.
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Characterised by cliches or platitudes.
(Mathematics) Of, relating to, or being the solution of an equation in which every variable is equal to zero.
Not important; insignificant or petty.
Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace.
original (antonym)
(Not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
fresh (antonym)
Not known before; new; recent
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(Informal) Vulgar, coarse, or undignified
Made trite by overuse
Dull and uninteresting.
Having or relating to corns on the feet
Not bright or lively; dull, dreary, or monotonous
Straightforward; frank or candid:
Having lost originality or newness; lacking in interest through familiarity or overuse; hackneyed; trite
The definition of tedious is something that is boring and repetitive.
Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
Showing the wearing effects of overwork, worry, or suffering:
pedestrianism
A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed.
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clichéd
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
The definition of musty is having a moldy, stale or damp smell.
Being subjected to too much work
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:
Having a certain stereotype.
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Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby
Hackneyed; trite
The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.
Overused; trite
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excite (related)
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
Trite from overuse; overly familiar:
Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed. [from early 20th c.]
vacuous (related)
nonsensical (related)
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pretentious (related)
crass (related)
anodyne (related)
puerile (related)
prosaic (related)
melodramatic (related)
formulaic (related)
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unimaginative (related)
self-indulgent (related)
(Obs.) Simple; plain; innocent
milk-and-water
Insipid, wishy-washy, weak. [from 18th c.]
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