boilerplate

[boi-ler-pleyt] / ˈbɔɪ lərˌpleɪt /

ADJECTIVE

average

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mediocre moderate ordinary regular

STRONG

common commonplace fair familiar garden general humdrum intermediate mainstream medium middling nowhere plastic standard

WEAK

customary dime a dozen everyday fair to middling garden-variety mid middle-of-the-road passable run of the mill so-so tolerable undistinguished unexceptional usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal extraordinary irregular uncommon unusual

STRONG

exceptional extreme infrequent rare

WEAK

atypical outstanding

ADJECTIVE

standard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accepted basic classic common definitive normal typical usual

STRONG

average general official regulation set staple stock vanilla

WEAK

authoritative canonical customary established everyday garden variety orthodox popular prevailing recognized run-of-the-mill

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal atypical irregular rare uncommon unconventional unorthodox unusual

STRONG

exceptional extraordinary

WEAK

different

NOUN

stereotype

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pattern

STRONG

average convention custom fashion formula institution mold

WEAK

received idea

Antonyms

WEAK

difference

Example Sentences

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We teach these little boilerplates, the ones that are etched in stone in Washington at his monument.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

Other Relyant boilerplates included classic “certificates of appreciation,” which the State Department has never recognized as a qualifying document for SIV.

From The Verge • Nov. 19, 2019

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