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Meaning:
banal

without interest

commonplace

boring

(of talk, behaviour, work etc) causing a person to lose interest and feel tired

uninteresting

common

belonging to, used by, coming from, done by, affecting, all or nearly all members of a group or society

average, ordinary

commonplace

ordinary or usual

usual, everyday

conventional

based on convention (and so sometimes appearing insincere)

common, normal

corny

dull because often repeated

trite, cliched

formal

(of words, ways of speaking or writing) used in situations when one must be particularly polite, impersonal, well-educated, traditional etc to give a good impression

established, orderly

hackneyed

(of sayings) repeated too often to have any meaning

cliched, tired

mechanical

of, connected with, produced by, machines; (of a person, action) done like machines (as if) without thought

done by machine; machinelike

perfunctory

done as a duty or routine but without care, sincerely or interest

automatic, unthinking

stock

a supply or store of goods available for sale, distribution or use, especially goods kept by a trader or shopkeeper

commonplace

trite

(of remarks, ideas, opinions) ordinary and dull

silly, commonplace

well-worn

used, heard, often (and so dull)

overused, out-of-date

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