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platitude

[plat-i-tood, -tyood] / ˈplæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

NOUN

dull, overused saying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banality bromide

STRONG

buzzword chestnut commonplace corn evenness flatness hokum inanity insipidity monotony motto potboiler proverb saw shibboleth stereotype tag triteness triviality truism vapidity verbiage

WEAK

boiler plate cliché familiar tune hackneyed saying high camp old chestnut old story prosaicism trite remark

Antonyms

WEAK

coinage nuance

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