Commonplace and Flat

Commonplace

Commonplace adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
Usage example: a thriller that uses the commonplace plot twist of the evil twin

Flat and commonplace are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flat" instead an adjective "Commonplace".

Nearby Words: common, commonly, commonness, commoner

Flat

Flat adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: a flat portrayal of Benjamin Franklin in the new TV series

Commonplace and flat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commonplace" instead an adjective "Flat".

Nearby Words: flatter, flatly, flatness, flatlet, flatting

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria Flat-Earth Atheist: One NPC mentions early on that she only believes what she sees with her own eyes, and this apparently does not include the gods, despite the supernatural being fairly commonplace in the setting.
  • The flat-panel TVs commonplace today are too thin to put a cable box on top.
  • The computers in Serial Experiments Lain (1998) still lack the flat screens commonplace today and computer hardware seems pretty normal for late 90s technology.
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