banal[adjective]Synonyms: unoriginal, hackneyed, humdrum, mundane, pedestrian, stale, stereotyped, trite, unimaginative
Antonyms: original
Contrasted words: fresh, new, novel, different, uncommon, unusual, stimulating, zesty, choice, rare, recherché
Related Words: hackneyed,
pedestrian,
trite,
warmed-over,
bromidic,
commonplace,
corny,
platitudinous,
stock,
bewhiskered,
hoary,
old,
asinine,
fatuous,
silly,
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ba‧nal /bəˈnɑːl, bəˈnæl/
adjective[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: Old French ban 'military service that everyone must do, something common']
ordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas
Synonym : trivial:
conversations about the most banal subjects—banality /bəˈnæləti, bəˈnælɪti/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲