BANALITY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

banality

noun

bə-ˈna-lə-tē

as in cliche

an idea or expression that has been used by many people another sitcom based on the banality of roommates with opposite personalities

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

profundity

Examples of banality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Setting the table, cooking dinners, doing the dishes—such banalities would have been unimaginable for royal heirs in days gone by. —

Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2024 Once again, Larry as Creator proves his complete control over the tight plotting and ever-hilarious banality of his own world. —

Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024 Where Woolf found life in the banalities of daily life, Glass finds beauty from repetition. —

Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024 Jane comes to life on the page, careening among flights of artistic insecurity, California-chic fantasies, and the warm banalities of motherhood. —

Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for banality

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