Definition of Commonplace

Noun

  • a trite or obvious remark

Adjective

  • repeated too often
    overfamiliar through overuse
    "bromidic sermons"
    "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
    "hackneyed phrases"
    "a stock answer"
    "repeating threadbare jokes"
    "parroting some timeworn axiom"
    "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
    - old hat - well worn
  • not challenging
    dull and lacking excitement
    "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
    - unglamourous
  • completely ordinary and unremarkable
    "air travel has now become commonplace"
    "commonplace everyday activities"
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Word games points for the Commonplace

  • Scrabble® score of the commonplace (21)
  • Word Chums® score of the commonplace (34)
  • Words With Friends® score of the commonplace (28)

Unscramble commonplace

318 unscramble word found using the letters commonplace.
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