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inane
Synonyms and Antonyms of inane
- inane and useless phrases, such as "have a nice day"
frivolous, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant
absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dotty, empty-headed, fatuous, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, insane, jerky, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, mad, mindless, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unintelligent, unwise, wacky (also whacky), weak-minded, witless, zany
Synonym Discussion of inane
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- an insipid romance with platitudes on every page
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- an exciting story given a vapid treatment
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- although well-regarded in its day, the novel now seems flat
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- a jejune and gassy speech
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- a banal tale of unrequited love
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- an inane interpretation of the play
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