Synonyms for commonplace
ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪscom·mon·place

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1. commonplace

   Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.

   Synonyms:
   common, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, prevalent, public, universal, usual

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

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1. platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromideadjective

   a trite or obvious remark

   Synonyms:
   banality, bromide, cliche, platitude

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, original, exciting

2. commonplaceadjective

   completely ordinary and unremarkable

   "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"

   Synonyms:
   tired, well-worn, hackneyed, stock(a), prosaic, unglamorous, threadbare, unglamourous, humdrum, trite, shopworn, old-hat, banal, timeworn

   Antonyms:
   original, extraordinary, exciting

3. commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourousadjective

   not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

   "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

   Synonyms:
   shopworn, prosaic, monotonous, trite, humdrum, old-hat, unglamorous, earthbound, threadbare, tired, timeworn, stock(a), matter-of-fact, hackneyed, well-worn, banal, prosy, pedestrian, unglamourous

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, original, exciting

4. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornadjective

   repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

   "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, original, exciting

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1. commonplaceadjective

   Synonyms:
   trite, stale, hackneyed, ordinary, common, threadbare, not new, worn out

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1. commonplaceadjective

   Synonyms:
   ordinary, banal, hackneyed, trite, platitudinous, prosaic

2. commonplacenoun

   Synonyms:
   platitude, banality

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1. List of paraphrases for "commonplace":

   banal, rife, cliché, mundane, common, frequent, trivial, trite, routine, usual, truism, prevalent, widespread

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1. Zac Gallen:

   You see the trend of the game. The pitch count's one thing — you don't necessarily see guys go above 110. I feel like a few years ago that was more commonplace. Teams are building their bullpens.

2. Chetan Dube:

   In the 1800s, 90 percent of us were just farming. Today it’s 2 percent of us. What happened to the other 88 percent? Technology came and gave us wings, ‘Smart’ has become so abused a term. It has become more of a marketing ploy. But true ‘smart’ technology—a true cognitive agent—will almost force man to say, ‘Lift up your game.’ Because the commonplace, mundane chores that were abusing your intellectual capabilities are no longer there. Descartes’ classic ‘Je pense, donc je suis’—‘I think, therefore I am’—has never been more applicable to man’s pursuits.

3. Isaac Mashman:

   To give support should be commonplace in our society, not to be asked for.

4. Alexis de Tocqueville:

   The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.

5. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   The much occupied man has no time for wantonness, and it is an obvious commonplace that the evils of leisure can be shaken off by hard work.