Synonyms & related words for banality

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of banality — including prosaism, platitude, triteness, commonplace, bromide, unoriginality. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to banality

Explore words related to banality — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include banal, mundanity, mundaneness, banally, triviality, prosiness, vapidity, ordinariness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for banality

Common synonyms for banality include prosaism, platitude, triteness, commonplace, bromide, unoriginality, commonplaceness, commonness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does banality come from?

The word banality breaks down into one root of Frankish origin: the root banal-, from Frankish bannum (“proclamation, ban”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.