commonplace
/ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/noun, adjective3 syllables
Commonplace means: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
Synonyms for commonplace29
noun, as in a trite or obvious remark
adjective, as in repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
adjective, as in not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
adjective, as in completely ordinary and unremarkable
also used for commonplace
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What does commonplace mean?4
adjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse“his remarks were trite and commonplace”
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement“an unglamorous job greasing engines”
completely ordinary and unremarkable“air travel has now become commonplace”
noun
a trite or obvious remark
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Commonplace in a sentence
- In my grandmother's lifetime, both telephones and computers have become commonplace.voxbubnya
- As is commonplace with young people, he doesn't care about money.DJ_Saidez
- Behind the meetinghouse is a row of horse sheds, once commonplace but now rare.CM
- The design is poor, commonplace, tasteless, characterless, and the execution is like thereunto.adamtrousers
- Space travel will be commonplace some time in the future.CK
- No new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace.Hybrid
- Rice and noodles are commonplace in Chinese cuisine.DJ_Saidez
- Mass shootings in the United States have become commonplace.Adelpa
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Forms of commonplace
as a noun
- plural
- commonplaces