PLATITUDINOUS Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

platitudinous

adjective

Definition of platitudinous

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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

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Adjective

Spurs kept a clean sheet, an achievement to build on after shipping five in their opening two, and looked solid, if a little unimaginative in midfield.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of unimaginative

Adjective

This fascinatingly banal aftermath forces the reader to confront the normalcy of such horror in a world where approximately seven per cent of American adults have been at the scene of a mass shooting.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
This was no gangsta rap Nuremberg, but rather something closer to the trial of Adolf Eichmann — a case tried decades later in which the aging defendant wasn’t the actual killer but a banal middleman, a functionary and a lethal node of transport.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of banal

Adjective

What elevates these numbers too is the sharp writing, which strikes that balance between being pithy enough to be memorable without being trite.

— Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately, Eggers’s depiction of Olympia at this stage occasionally seems trite.

— Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of trite

Adjective

That approach could transform the concept from a conventional tank into an autonomous, high-power battlefield platform.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Warranty obligations, supply chain disruption, contractual risks, reputational costs and other company-specific exposures may come with limited capacity, restrictive terms or pricing that makes conventional transfer unattractive.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of conventional

Adjective

There’s some hackneyed dialogue, much of it borne by Neeson, who despite his prominence in advertising gets sidelined for most of the running time.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Maybe so, but think of how badly Congress had stated those hackneyed ideas.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of hackneyed

Adjective

Summary Leaders are increasingly sounding generic, often using similar buzzwords, a trend exacerbated by AI's ability to generate competent but unoriginal communication.

— Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of unoriginal

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