What are some opposite words for Platitude?

Antonyms for Platitude
ˈplæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyudplat·i·tude

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  1. platitudenoun

    Synonyms:
    cliché

  2. platitudenoun

    An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.

    Synonyms:
    cliché

  3. platitudenoun

    Unoriginality; triteness.

    Synonyms:
    cliché

  4. platitudenoun

    A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.

    Synonyms:
    cliché

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. platitude

    Antonyms:
    sophism, laconism, enigma, dictum, oracle

    Synonyms:
    commonplace, generality, truism, triviality

Princeton's WordNet2.5 / 2 votes

  1. platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromidenoun

    a trite or obvious remark

    Synonyms:
    banality, commonplace, bromide, cliche, platitude

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  1. platitudenoun

    Synonyms:
    banality

How to use Platitude in a sentence?

  1. Katharine Fullerton Gerould:

    Funny how people despise platitudes, when they are usually the truest thing going. A thing has to be pretty true before it gets to be a platitude.

  2. Steven Ferris:

    The recurring platitude, which has been going on forever is 'gee we're about five years away from a really effective treatment,' it would be premature to say we've turned the corner but there's a lot going on in the pipeline that is quite promising.

  3. H. L. Mencken:

    Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.

  4. L. B. Walton:

    Genius might well be defined as the ability to makes a platitude sound as though it were an original remark.

  5. H.L. Mencken:

    Platitude an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.

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