commonplace | Definition of commonplace

commonplace

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of commonplace

an idea or expression that has been used by many people

the familiar summertime commonplace that "It's not the heat, it's the humidity"

Synonyms of commonplace

banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truism

Words Related to commonplace

conventional wisdom, party line, routine

generality, generalization, simplification

adage, proverb, saw, saying

old wives' tale, stereotype

Near Antonyms of commonplace