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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Harbour, Bateman and Cardellini spoke about how the series turns commonplace true crime themes of sex, love and murder into a smart, funny and empathetic whodunit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Road accidents are relatively commonplace in Nepal, due to a range of factors including poor road maintenance and narrow paths in mountainous areas.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Alavi was given a range of equipment including a sewing machine, fabric and cash for a solar panel -- essential in a country where power cuts are commonplace.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Doing otherwise would destroy the base pairs, and he accepted Jerry Donohue’s spoken argument as if it were a commonplace.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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