platitudinous

adjective

Definition of platitudinousnext
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Recent Examples of platitudinous 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 Image Image Today there is an address, probably platitudinous, in which a politician or pop star delivers some variation of the liberal democratic gospel. — Jason Farago, New York Times, 23 May 2024 But that platitudinous jumble seems like an afterthought, an attempt to add thematic complexity to an American crime footnote rendered perplexingly dull. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitudinous
  1. unimaginative
  2. banal
  3. trite
  4. conventional
  5. platitudinal
  6. hackneyed
  7. unoriginal
Adjective
  • Some critics described him as unimaginative but capable, and he was criticized for extending the defense of Bakhmut at great human cost.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • But is that because these shirts evoke nostalgia and appreciation for the designs, or because the newer alternatives are unimaginative and too expensive?
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of unimaginative
Adjective
  • What to derive from this sequence beyond a series of banal aphorisms about time passing and memories fading?
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Larry’s examples of how to implement his vision were utterly banal.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of banal
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, Eggers’s depiction of Olympia at this stage occasionally seems trite.
    — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • There is no cultural ethnic pandering, no consideration to what, in this context, would have been a trite idea of diversity and inclusion.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026
Definition of trite
Adjective
  • The bar’s aesthetic verges on Brutalist, with walls made of concrete blocks, uniform round tables, and stone chairs affixed to the floor, but its offerings are a more conventional list of classic cocktails, including Spritzes and Negronis.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Using free waste materials alongside commercially scalable production processes makes this cutting-edge nanotechnology much cheaper to manufacture than conventional repellents.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of conventional
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of platitudinal
Adjective
  • Maybe so, but think of how badly Congress had stated those hackneyed ideas.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke.
    — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of hackneyed
Adjective
  • No moral panic is more unoriginal than the fear that contemporary men are no longer as manly as the heroes who preceded them.
    — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
  • Because that was the trend this week, and next week the same unoriginal dopes will be onto something else.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of unoriginal

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“Platitudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinous. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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