PLATITUDINAL Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

platitudinal

adjective

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Recent Examples of platitudinal Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021 There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021 Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor. — Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018

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For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.

— John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
These meager efforts to humanize them further in a couple shots does little to improve their platitudinous conception.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024

Definition of platitudinous

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Storing heat between peaks Unlike solar and wind installations, conventional nuclear power plants are generally designed to produce electricity continuously.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
The team compared their system with the conventional AI Deep Q Network (DQN), which uses algorithms rather than brain cells.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of conventional

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Anthropic’s actions allow users to create derivative songs without paying the copyright holders, the lawsuit says.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
The series, which has been remade in dozens of countries, is derivative of other reality-competition shows.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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