Words That Mean Ordinary and Commonplace
The vocabulary of the unremarkable, which is very often the vocabulary of mild contempt.
12 words
- Banaladjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- Clichenoun
a trite or obvious remark
- Hackneyedadjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- Insipidadjective
lacking interest or significance or impact
- Monotonynoun
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
- Mundaneadjective
found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant
- Pedestriannoun
a person who travels by foot
- Platitudenoun
a trite or obvious remark
- Prosaicadjective
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
- Quotidianadjective
found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant
- Triteadjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- Vapidadjective
lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
Study these against
A word’s meaning sharpens against its opposite. These sets are the ones worth holding beside ordinary and commonplace.