Synonyms for banality
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being banal.
Related words
- Word family
- banal
Forms
- Plural
- banalities → platitudes, commonplaces, cliches, bromides…
Example sentences
- commonplace Rice and noodles are commonplace in Chinese cuisine.
- cliche The cream exploded into a cliche in the author's coffee mug.
- platitude That is not just a platitude. I really mean it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| banality | rising | |
| commonplace | rising | |
| cliche | falling | |
| platitude | steady | |
| bathos | falling | |
| staleness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- cliche2, bathos
- 7 letters
- bromide2
- 8 letters
- prosaism
- 9 letters
- platitude3, staleness
- 11 letters
- commonplace3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cliche2 = 2 syllables).