banalUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəˈnɑːl/ US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/bəˈnæl, -ˈnɑl, ˈbeɪnəl/ US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bə nal′, -näl′, bān′l) banal WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025 Sense: Adjective: unoriginal Synonyms: stale Collocations, cliché , clichéd , overused, well-worn, unoriginal, trite, insipid, hackneyed, tired Collocations, stereotyped, stereotypical, cobwebby, threadbare, flat Collocations, commonplace, timeworn, milk-and-water, platitudinous Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: Banal - English Only forum
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