Synonyms of commonplace

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adjective

1

as in normal

being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events

a commonplace occurrence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• normal
• ordinary
• usual
• typical
• common
• average
• routine
• standard
• unremarkable
• everyday
• prosaic
• customary
• familiar
• unexceptional
• regular
• expected
• cut-and-dried
• run-of-the-mill
• standard-issue
• workaday
• garden-variety
• popular
• homely
• predictable
• par for the course
• plain
• trivial
• frequent
• unimportant
• vulgar
• insignificant
• unextraordinary
• habitual
• natural
• plain-Jane
• wonted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• extraordinary
• strange
• odd
• abnormal
• exceptional
• peculiar
• rare
• curious
• funny
• quaint
• out-of-the-way
• atypical
• anomalous
• scarce
• irregular
• aberrant
• queer
• bizarre
• outrageous
• wild
• fantastic
• phenomenal
• weird
• prominent
• outstanding
• eccentric
• striking
• notable
• idiosyncratic
• unconventional
• untypical
• conspicuous
• unorthodox
• unprecedented
• unique
• salient
• wacky
• novel
• unparalleled
• outré
• recherché
• singular
• signal
• oddball
• offbeat
• far-out
• way-out
• freakish
• Kafkaesque
• kooky
• nonconformist
• unexampled
• freak

2

as in ubiquitous

often observed or encountered

the large corporate mergers that have become commonplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ubiquitous
• usual
• familiar
• common
• ordinary
• frequent
• household
• general
• everyday
• routine
• quotidian
• normal
• prevailing
• popular
• standard
• garden-variety
• prevalent
• common or garden
• mandatory
• regular
• constant
• a dime a dozen
• continuous
• universal
• rampant
• obligatory
• continual
• endemic
• incessant
• recurrent
• unceasing
• ceaseless
• perennial
• repeated
• de rigueur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• rare
• extraordinary
• seldom
• uncommon
• unfamiliar
• infrequent
• abnormal
• unnatural
• occasional
• irregular
• sporadic
• intermittent
• aberrant

3

as in stereotyped

used or heard so often as to be dull

a thriller that uses the commonplace plot twist of the evil twin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stereotyped
• tired
• hackneyed
• typical
• obligatory
• banal
• clichéd
• boring
• usual
• cliché
• trite
• old
• shopworn
• hackney
• conventional
• tiring
• hack
• stale
• musty
• timeworn
• threadbare
• ordinary
• standard
• well-worn
• dull
• cardboard
• cobwebby
• normal
• derivative
• dusty
• unimaginative
• heavy
• moth-eaten
• humdrum
• tedious
• monotonous
• prosaic
• imitative
• platitudinous
• uninteresting
• uninspired
• tame
• routine
• tiresome
• bromidic
• unoriginal
• wearying
• ready-made
• pedestrian
• weary
• drab
• tried-and-true
• rote
• dry
• wearisome
• stodgy
• arid
• vapid
• undramatic
• old-fashioned
• dreary
• colorless
• barren
• twice-told
• canned
• stock
• ho-hum
• ponderous
• jejune
• leaden
• pedantic
• stuffy
• numbing
• platitudinal
• mind-numbing
• old hat
• cookie-cutter
• flat
• drudging
• jading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• original
• exciting
• fresh
• novel
• interesting
• involving
• intriguing
• unusual
• stimulating
• uncommon
• unhackneyed
• extraordinary
• energizing
• engaging
• unfamiliar
• strange
• unprecedented
• riveting
• unknown
• unheard-of
• engrossing
• unclichéd
• atypical
• animating
• absorbing
• gripping
• enlivening
• invigorating
• unaccustomed
• galvanizing
• pioneering
• pathbreaking
• trailblazing

commonplace

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noun

ˈkä-mən-ˌplās 

as in cliché

an idea or expression that has been used by many people

the familiar summertime commonplace that "It's not the heat, it's the humidity"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cliché
• truism
• banality
• trope
• platitude
• bromide
• saying
• chestnut
• proverb
• shibboleth
• generalization
• groaner
• saw
• homily
• routine
• conventional wisdom
• party line
• stereotype
• simplification
• inanity
• adage
• generality
• old wives' tale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• profundity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commonplace

Adjective

Near misses have become commonplace, not just at Grand Tours but across the Monument races that the Dane craves. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Rarely had marketing campaigns started six months early, something that’s become commonplace in the digital age. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 3 July 2026

Noun

Or is this commonplace in NBA transactions? — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026

In the early 2000s, Sears began to use its website — the new iteration of its catalog — to help pioneer the now-commonplace practices of buying goods online and picking them up in store. — Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026