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BANAL Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word banal. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word banal. (close relations)
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commonplace
adjectiveadj
noun

• a trite or obvious remark

adjective satellite

• completely ordinary and unremarkable

• not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

trite
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

common
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

• having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

noun

• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

adjective satellite

• common to or shared by two or more parties

• commonly encountered

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• of or associated with the great masses of people

• of low or inferior quality or value

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• to be expected; standard

mundane
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• found in the ordinary course of events

• concerned with the world or worldly matters

• belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly

ordinary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree

noun

• a judge of a probate court

• the expected or commonplace condition or situation

• a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

• an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

• (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

adjective satellite

• lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

unremarkable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• found in the ordinary course of events

everyday
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• found in the ordinary course of events

• appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

• commonplace and ordinary

prosaic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not fanciful or imaginative

• lacking wit or imagination

• not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

hackneyed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

old-hat
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• out of fashion

shopworn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• worn or faded from being on display in a store

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

stock
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

• the merchandise that a shop has on hand

• the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun

• a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

• a supply of something available for future use

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

• the reputation and popularity a person has

• persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

• a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

• any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

• any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

• lumber used in the construction of something

• the handle end of some implements or tools

• an ornamental white cravat

• any animals kept for use or profit

adjective satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• routine

• regularly and widely used or sold

verb

• have on hand

• equip with a stock

• supply with fish

• supply with livestock

• amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

• provide or furnish with a stock of something

• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

threadbare
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

timeworn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

tired
adjectiveadj
adjective

• depleted of strength or energy

adjective satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

well-worn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing signs of much wear or use

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Best Hypernyms For BANAL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for banal, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
boring common dull everyday hackneyed mundane ordinary predictable routine stale standard trite typical unoriginal unremarkable usual wearisome

Alternatives for COMMONPLACE

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