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How to pronounce banal:

Synonyms for banal:

bland
boring
cliché-ridden
clichéd
commonplace
drab
dreary
dry
dull
everyday
flat
hackneyed
heavy
ho-hum
humdrum
inane
innocuous
insipid
lifeless
milk-and-water
mind-numbing
monotonous
mundane
namby-pamby
old hat
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Antonyms for banal:

aberrant
aberrated
abnormal
absorbing
active
advanced
adventurous
animated
appetising
appetizing
arcane
artful
artistic
atypical
avant garde
avant-garde
awful
bad
bitter
bizarre
blase
blasé
brand-new
breaking new ground
bright
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