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Definitions

cornball

[kawrn-bawl] / ˈkɔrnˌbɔl /

ADJECTIVE

banal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bland corny dumb hackneyed mundane stupid trite vapid

WEAK

blah bromidic clichéd common conventional cornfed dull as dishwater everyday flat ho-hum hokey humdrum insipid noplace nothing nowhere old hat ordinary pabulum pedestrian platitudinous square stale stereotyped stock tired tripe unimaginative unoriginal watery wishy-washy zero

Antonyms

STRONGEST

intelligent new original sharp smart uncommon

WEAK

fresh

ADJECTIVE

cloying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gooey saccharine sappy sentimental sugary syrupy

STRONG

honeyed

WEAK

cheesy corny cutesy drippy mushy over-sentimental oversweet

ADJECTIVE

maudlin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mawkish mushy romantic sentimental syrupy weepy

WEAK

bathetic befuddled confused drippy gushing histrionic histrionical insipid lachrymose schmaltzy slush soap soapy soppy tear-jerking tearful weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pragmatic unemotional unromantic

WEAK

calm matter-of-fact unimaginative

ADJECTIVE

nostalgic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

regretful sentimental wistful

WEAK

down memory lane drippy homesick like yesterday lonesome longing mushy sappy sloppy syrupy yearning

ADJECTIVE

overused

Synonyms

STRONG

drained dull mildewed stale stock

WEAK

banal bromidic clichéd common corny familiar tune flat hackneyed hokey jejune moth-eaten musty old hat ordinary platitudinal platitudinous prosaic ready-made run-of-the-mill shopworn threadbare timeworn uninspired unoriginal used-up vapid warmed-over well-worn worn-out

Antonyms

STRONG

active different energized fresh invigorated lively new refreshed unused

ADJECTIVE

platitudinal

Synonyms

WEAK

banal bathetic bromidic cliched clichéd common commonplace corny drained dull exhausted familiar tune flat hackneyed hokey jejune mildewed moth-eaten musty old hat ordinary overused overworked pedestrian platitudinous prosaic ready-made routine run-of-the-mill set shopworn stale stereotyped stereotypic stereotypical stock threadbare timeworn tired uninspired unoriginal used-up vapid warmed-over well-worn worn worn-out

ADJECTIVE

platitudinous

Synonyms

WEAK

banal bathetic bromidic clichéd common commonplace corny drained dull exhausted familiar tune flat hackneyed hokey jejune mildewed moth-eaten musty old hat ordinary overused overworked pedestrian platitudinal prosaic ready-made routine run-of-the-mill set shopworn stale stereotyped stereotypic stereotypical stock threadbare timeworn tired uninspired unoriginal used-up vapid warmed-over well-worn worn worn-out

ADJECTIVE

stereotypical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

archetypal characteristic common customary ordinary prototypical stereotypic stock traditional typical usual

STRONG

routine

WEAK

banal bromidic clichéd corny drained dull familiar tune flat hackneyed hokey jejune mildewed moth-eaten musty old hat overused platitudinal platitudinous prosaic ready-made run-of-the-mill shopworn stale threadbare timeworn uninspired unoriginal used-up vapid warmed-over well-worn worn-out

ADJECTIVE

trite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banal corny dull hackneyed

WEAK

bathetic bromidic chain cliché clichéd common drained exhausted familiar tune flat hokey jejune mildewed moth-eaten musty old hat ordinary pedestrian platitudinous prosaic ready-made routine run-of-the-mill set shopworn stale stereotyped stock threadbare timeworn tired uninspired unoriginal used-up vapid warmed-over well-worn worn worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh new original

WEAK

desirable important impressive pertinent relevant uncommon

ADJECTIVE

unsophisticated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

guileless inexperienced naive straightforward uninvolved

WEAK

artless authentic bush-league callow childlike clean corny crude folksy genuine green homey ingenuous innocent plain pure raw rookie unadulterated unaffected unartificial uncomplicated unrefined unschooled unstudied untutored unworldly wide-eyed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deceitful dishonest experienced

WEAK

cultured refined sophisticated upper-class worldly

ADJECTIVE

warmed-over

Synonyms

WEAK

banal bathetic bromidic clichéd common commonplace corny drained dull exhausted familiar tune flat hackneyed hokey jejune mildewed moth-eaten musty old hat ordinary overused overworked pedestrian platitudinal platitudinous prosaic ready-made routine run-of-the-mill set shopworn stale stereotyped stereotypic stereotypical stock threadbare timeworn tired uninspired unoriginal used-up vapid well-worn worn worn-out

Example Sentences

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Once I noticed that the supermarket where I shop was churning out generic cornball Walmart country music to a staff that consisted almost entirely of Hispanic women.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The show can border on the cornball; the characters are the sort you might have seen in the sort of dramas popular in 1868.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

This episode’s cornball elements are on full display in its opening scene, as Axe’s forces break up a romance between two aristocratic aliens from different races.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

While the attendees' sporadic voiceovers border on cornball platitudes at times, there's no mistaking their pre-concert frenzy as wannabe concertgoers surrender their hopes to the whimsy of dial-up ticket services.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021

Some kid giving the camera a thumbs-up like a cornball.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

cornball

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