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commonplace

adjective noun

Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
21

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adjective

  1. Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

    “An unglamorous job greasing engines”

adjective

  1. Completely ordinary and unremarkable

    “Air travel has now become commonplace”

adjective

  1. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

    “His remarks were trite and commonplace”

noun

  1. A trite or obvious remark

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Example Sentences

An unglamorous job greasing engines
Air travel has now become commonplace
Commonplace everyday activities
His remarks were trite and commonplace
Hackneyed phrases
A stock answer
Repeating threadbare jokes
Parroting some timeworn axiom

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