platitudes

NOUN

dull, overused saying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banality bromide

STRONG

buzzword chestnut commonplace corn evenness flatness hokum inanity insipidity monotony motto potboiler proverb saw shibboleth stereotype tag triteness triviality truism vapidity verbiage

WEAK

boiler plate cliché familiar tune hackneyed saying high camp old chestnut old story prosaicism trite remark

Antonyms

WEAK

coinage nuance

Example Sentences

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platitudes

Another says, "He never spouts empty, feel-good platitudes; instead, he crouches down to face real-life dilemmas alongside us."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

So how can managers elicit something more meaningful than empty platitudes?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Then again, some of the recent layoff announcements have included details about AI usage that aren’t the usual platitudes.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

The announcement of Dudamel’s first New York season, while praiseworthy, brought an earful of gripes about his speaking in platitudes from hardcore New Yorkers unimpressed by uplift.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Maybe that’s true, but cliché platitudes rarely help.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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