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单词 platitudinal
释义

platitudinal

adjective

plat·​i·​tu·​di·​nal ˌpla-tə-ˈtüd-nəl How to pronounce platitudinal (audio)
-ˈtyüd-;
-ˈtü-də-nəl,
-ˈtyü-
: platitudinous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021 There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021 Perry quickly midwifed—as creator, writer, and director—the soapy The Haves and Have Nots and trite platitudinal working-class comedies like Love Thy Neighbor. Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018 This morning, Trump repeated the platitudinal desire to rebuild the F.B.I.:According to the Washington Post, White House press secretary Sean Spicer hid in the bushes to avoid being questioned on the reasoning behind Trump’s actions. Mattathias Schwartz, The Intercept, 10 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

platitudinal

adjective

as in platitudinous

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • platitudinous
  • bromidic
  • conventional
  • derivative
  • twice-told
  • cardboard
  • cliché
  • obligatory
  • typical
  • standard
  • normal
  • unimaginative
  • clichéd
  • tired
  • stock
  • canned
  • ordinary
  • uninspired
  • usual
  • cliche
  • banal
  • unoriginal
  • old hat
  • imitative
  • stereotyped
  • hack
  • hackneyed
  • ready-made
  • commonplace
  • routine
  • shopworn
  • threadbare
  • hackney
  • cobwebby
  • cookie-cutter
  • stale
  • boring
  • musty
  • tried-and-true
  • old
  • tiring
  • dreary
  • timeworn
  • tiresome
  • pedestrian
  • tedious
  • pedantic
  • vapid
  • rote
  • monotonous
  • prosaic
  • uninteresting
  • well-worn
  • stodgy
  • undramatic
  • dry
  • arid
  • humdrum
  • trite
  • drab
  • jejune
  • ponderous
  • dusty
  • tame
  • wearying
  • colorless
  • numbing
  • stuffy
  • weary
  • drudging
  • barren
  • wearisome
  • flat
  • heavy
  • ho-hum
  • mind-numbing
  • leaden
  • dull
  • jading
  • moth-eaten
  • old-fashioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • new
  • original
  • novel
  • fresh
  • unhackneyed
  • unclichéd
  • exciting
  • interesting
  • involving
  • intriguing
  • energizing
  • stimulating
  • unusual
  • animating
  • extraordinary
  • enlivening
  • uncommon
  • riveting
  • galvanizing
  • engaging
  • unprecedented
  • atypical
  • unfamiliar
  • unknown
  • absorbing
  • strange
  • engrossing
  • gripping
  • invigorating
  • unaccustomed
  • pioneering
  • pathbreaking
  • unheard-of
  • trailblazing
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