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Definitions

commonplace

[kom-uhn-pleys] / ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs /
ADJECTIVE
usual, everyday
Synonyms
STRONGEST
customary mundane normal obvious prevalent typical
STRONG
familiar humdrum mainstream middling natural ordinary pedestrian plebeian starch vanilla
WEAK
boiler plate characterless clichéd colorless conventional corny dime-a-dozen familiar tune garden variety hackneyed lowly matter-of-course mediocre middle-of-the-road prosaic run-of-the-mill stale stereotyped threadbare trite uneventful unexceptional uninteresting unnoteworthy widespread workaday worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different irregular rare uncommon unconventional unusual
STRONG
exceptional extraordinary
WEAK
infrequent peculiar
NOUN
clichéd saying or idea
Synonyms
STRONG
banality bromide chestnut corn inanity motto platitude prose shallowness shibboleth stereotype tag triteness
WEAK
cliché prosaicism prosaism rubber-stamp triviality truism
Antonyms
STRONG
coinage nuance

Example Sentences

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In this context, opacity feels comfortable and commonplace.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

That such a seemingly commonplace location is elevated to feel mesmerizing speaks to how animation can make the mundane anew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Death is so commonplace in the collection that it loses its sting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Road accidents are relatively commonplace in Nepal, due to a range of factors including poor road maintenance and narrow paths in mountainous areas.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

I felt a kind of sorrow for them: a commonplace whose strangeness remained somehow hidden from my incurious fellows.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.