CONVENTIONAL WISDOMS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

conventional wisdoms

noun

plural of conventional wisdom

as in party lines

opinions or beliefs that are held or accepted by most people Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.

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profundities

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Noun

Some called out the statement for making sweeping generalizations about Phish fans, especially when most of the crowd was all kind vibes.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
That includes everything from feeding the lie that Obama was not born in the United States to crude generalizations about majority-Black countries and posts that have sparked anger on his Truth Social website.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of generalizations

Noun

Soon after those 2011 protests, Brand Modi was carefully marketed on television channels and burgeoning social media platforms as the redemptive opposite of the images, associations, and stereotypes attached to the corrupt and feckless system.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Many of my previous columns have stressed the importance of pushing back on the (often negative) stereotypes of aging.

— Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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