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Synonyms & Antonyms of commonplace
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
- a commonplace occurrence
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- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- phenomenal
- bizarre,
- far-out,
- Kafkaesque,
- outrageous,
- outré,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- wild
- eccentric,
- idiosyncratic,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- nonconformist,
- oddball,
- offbeat,
- unconventional,
- unorthodox
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2
often observed or encountered
- the large corporate mergers that have become commonplace
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- common,
- common or garden
- [chiefly British],
- everyday,
- familiar,
- frequent,
- garden-variety,
- household,
- ordinary,
- quotidian,
- routine,
- ubiquitous,
- usual
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3
used or heard so often as to be dull
- a thriller that uses the commonplace plot twist of the evil twin
Synonyms for commonplace
- banal,
- cliché
- (also cliche),
- clichéd,
- cobwebby,
- hack,
- hackney,
- hackneyed,
- moth-eaten,
- musty,
- obligatory,
- shopworn,
- stale,
- stereotyped,
- threadbare,
- timeworn,
- tired,
- trite,
- well-worn
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- canned,
- cardboard,
- conventional,
- cookie-cutter,
- derivative,
- imitative,
- ready-made,
- tried-and-true,
- unimaginative,
- uninspired,
- unoriginal
- 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
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commonplace
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of commonplace (Entry 2 of 2)
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"
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The first known use of commonplace was circa 1531
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