platitudes

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

Example Sentences

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Platitudes are for popsicle sticks and fortune cookies, not feature-length adaptations of literary classics intended to warn readers about how easily power can bleed into corruption.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Platitudes, by their nature, can come off as flippant.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Platitudes aside, speculation persists that the central bank could be forced to take bolder action to support the yuan, perhaps by selling some of its large stash of U.S.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

Platitudes pave Richard’s personal and professional growth here, but even so, the intention to instill a sense of self-worth and the life-changing potential of perseverance feels noble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Platitudes do not always understand, and sometimes foolishly rebel.

From The Inner Sisterhood A Social Study in High Colors by Sherley, George Douglass