Synonyms & related words for commonplace

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of commonplace — including banal, humdrum, trite, prosaic, hackneyed, banality. 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 commonplace

Explore words related to commonplace — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include commonplaceness, unglamorous, usualness, quotidian, commonness, subordinary, prosiness, unexceptionally. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for commonplace

Common synonyms for commonplace include banal, humdrum, trite, prosaic, hackneyed, banality, threadbare, timeworn — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does commonplace come from?

The word commonplace breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: commun-, from Latin communis (“common, shared”); and -plac, from Greek platea (“broad street, place”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.