banality
noun
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Synonyms for banality
Synonyms
bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), commonplace, groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truism
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The movie shows us Hawkinsâ professional failures not to complicate our feelings toward him â there is no chance of that â but rather to suggest his banality, the transparent mediocrity that lurks behind his moral void. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: âThe Nightingaleâ is a brilliant, horrifying tale of revenge," 15 Aug. 2019 The movie shows us Hawkinsâ professional failures not to complicate our feelings toward him â there is no chance of that â but rather to suggest his banality, the transparent mediocrity that lurks behind his moral void. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Jennifer Kentâs âThe Nightingaleâ is a brilliant, horrifying tale of revenge," 1 Aug. 2019 What if these photographs, in all their bureaucratic banality, were presented alongside the photograph of two drowned people? — Teju Cole, New York Times, "A Crime Scene at the Border," 10 July 2019 In Einsteinâs day many scientists similarly saw themselves as engaged in an international, humanist enterprise that transcended borders and rose above the ugly banalities of politics. — The Economist, "How Einstein and Eddington stood against jingoism," 7 June 2019 Despite strong performances from all three actors, the banality of the premise, the sketchiness of the characterizations, and the predictability of the resolution detract from the impact of what should be a heart-pounding thriller. — Judy Berman, Time, "Black Mirror Used to Be a Terrifying Vision of the Future. Season 5 Is Just Silly," 5 June 2019 An era of your career canât come to a close with that kind of banality. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work, "Why you should totally go to the pub with your mates when youâve just been laid off," 8 July 2019 Others, Britainâs Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, for example, take the banality of evil to new depths. — Ian Morris, New York Times, "The Opium War and the Humiliation of China," 2 July 2018 Using euphemisms to cover for atrocities is the essence of the banality of evil. — Anna Lind-guzik, Vox, "Iâm a Jewish historian. Yes, we should call border detention centers âconcentration camps.â," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'banality.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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