Boring and Common

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Boring adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.

Usage example: I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it

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Common and boring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Common" instead an adjective "Boring".

Nearby Words: bore, bored

Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.

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Boring and common are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boring" instead an adjective "Common".

If only some characters in a work get this trope, it is frequently because they have a boring or common first name (like John), or an embarrassing or unusual one.

Source: Last Name Basis
The protagonist, a kid named David Bernstein, hated how boring and common his name was, and when he looked it up in the phone book he found there were eight other David Bernsteins listed.

Source: One Steve Limit / Literature
Clones, likewise, seem really great at first— but the more of them you get, the more common and boring the idea of a clone is in the first place.

Source: Clone Degeneration aka: Clone Degradation

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