What are some opposite words for platitude?
Antonyms for platitude
ˈplæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyudplat·i·tude
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platitudenoun
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clichéplatitudenoun
An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
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clichéplatitudenoun
Unoriginality; triteness.
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clichéplatitudenoun
A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
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cliché
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
platitude
Antonyms:
sophism, laconism, enigma, dictum, oracleSynonyms:
commonplace, generality, truism, triviality
Princeton's WordNet
platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromidenoun
a trite or obvious remark
Synonyms:
banality, commonplace, bromide, cliche
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
platitudenoun
Synonyms:
banality
How to use platitude in a sentence?
Genius might well be defined as the ability to makes a platitude sound as though it were an original remark.
Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.
Platitude an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.
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.
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.
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