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banal
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As an adjective, banal means common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable.
Meanings of banal
3 meaningsadjective
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“his remarks were trite and commonplace”
“hackneyed phrases”
“a stock answer”
Similar: commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare
Older and rare meanings (1)
uncommonhistoricalRelating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for banal →adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Words that rhyme with banal
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