banal

To say that none of this will end well is beyond banal.

Earlier this year, Drew Hancock’s "Companion" drew similarly banal conclusions about how men in power interact in relation to technology.

Theories range from the banal - a lack of will to investigate by an under-resourced and under-paid police force - to the sinister.

That idea is certainly more exciting than the banal truth: pasteurization was developed to prevent foodborne illness.

Ross describes his visual style as a tribute to the “epic banal.”