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banal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of banal

1 lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character

unlike their early work, the band's latest offering is banal and uninspiring

Synonyms of banal

flat, insipid, milk-and-water, namby-pamby, watery, wishy-washy

Words Related to banal

unexciting, uninspiring, unrewarding

bland, boring, drab, dreary, dry, dull, heavy, humdrum, jading, leaden, lifeless, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, vapid, wearisome, weary, wearying

innocuous, inoffensive

mild, soft, subdued, tame, weak

common, commonplace, ordinary, stale, unexceptional

Near Antonyms of banal

piquant, poignant, pungent, racy, spicy

meaty, substantial

entertaining, exciting, galvanizing, inspiring, invigorating, thrilling

2 used or heard so often as to be dull

please find new ways of phrasing your thoughts instead of relying on banal expressions

Synonyms of banal

cliché (also cliche), clichéd, cobwebby, commonplace, hack, hackney, hackneyed, moth-eaten, musty, obligatory, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

Words Related to banal

bromidic, platitudinal, platitudinous

canned, cardboard, conventional, cookie-cutter, derivative, imitative, ready-made, tried-and-true, unimaginative, uninspired, unoriginal

normal, ordinary, rote, routine, standard, stock, typical, usual

arid, barren, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monotonous, numbing, old, pedantic, pedestrian, ponderous, prosaic, stodgy, stuffy, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, undramatic, uninteresting, vapid, wearisome, weary, wearying

old-fashioned, old hat

Near Antonyms of banal

animating, energizing, enlivening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, stimulating

absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting

atypical, extraordinary, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented, unusual

pathbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing

Antonyms of banal

fresh, new, novel, original, unclichéd, unhackneyed

Synonym Discussion of banal

insipid, vapid, flat, jejune, banal, inane mean devoid of qualities that make for spirit and character. insipid implies a lack of sufficient taste or savor to please or interest.

- an insipid romance with platitudes on every page

vapid suggests a lack of liveliness, force, or spirit.

- an exciting story given a vapid treatment

flat applies to things that have lost their sparkle or zest.

- although well-regarded in its day, the novel now seems flat

jejune suggests a lack of rewarding or satisfying substance.

- a jejune and gassy speech

banal stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy.

- a banal tale of unrequited love

inane implies a lack of any significant or convincing quality.

- an inane interpretation of the play

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