platitudinal

adjective

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Recent Examples of platitudinal There is a prescient, pitch-perfect satire of the superficiality and platitudinal meaninglessness of modern life. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021 Callie seems to be anticipating—or demanding—some soothing, platitudinal advice. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platitudinal
  1. platitudinous
  2. conventional
  3. twice-told
  4. derivative
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  • For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • These meager efforts to humanize them further in a couple shots does little to improve their platitudinous conception.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
Definition of platitudinous
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  • But cruise missiles are more versatile in conventional warfare.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • The majority of Georgian wine reaching export markets is made in what producers call the European style — stainless steel fermentation, conventional winemaking, easily approachable.
    — Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of conventional
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  • Such a story told, even twice-told, is always lacking, never filling the whole picture because it is set apart.
    — Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Definition of twice-told
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  • That’s like a derivative content conversation.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of derivative

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“Platitudinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinal. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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