Definitions

commonplace

[kom-uhn-pleys] / ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs /

ADJECTIVE

usual, everyday

Synonyms

STRONGEST

customary mundane normal obvious prevalent typical

STRONG

familiar humdrum mainstream middling natural ordinary pedestrian plebeian starch vanilla

WEAK

boiler plate characterless clichéd colorless conventional corny dime-a-dozen familiar tune garden variety hackneyed lowly matter-of-course mediocre middle-of-the-road prosaic run-of-the-mill stale stereotyped threadbare trite uneventful unexceptional uninteresting unnoteworthy widespread workaday worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal different irregular rare uncommon unconventional unusual

STRONG

exceptional extraordinary

WEAK

infrequent peculiar

NOUN

clichéd saying or idea

Synonyms

STRONG

banality bromide chestnut corn inanity motto platitude prose shallowness shibboleth stereotype tag triteness

WEAK

cliché prosaicism prosaism rubber-stamp triviality truism

Antonyms

STRONG

coinage nuance

Example Sentences

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That such a seemingly commonplace location is elevated to feel mesmerizing speaks to how animation can make the mundane anew.

From Los Angeles Times

GPS jamming has become commonplace in sensitive areas such as the Russia-Ukraine border and now the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Food and water soon became scarce, thirst and hunger a commonplace, with nauseating odors emanating from the toilets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Augustus quickly realized that only “ambiguous or commonplace answers were spelled out.”

From Literature

Death is so commonplace in the collection that it loses its sting.

From The Wall Street Journal