commonplace in WordNet English dictionary

1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
   "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
   banal  commonplace  hackneyed  old-hat  shopworn  stock  threadbare  timeworn  tired  trite  well-worn 
   
2. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
   "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
   commonplace  humdrum  prosaic  unglamorous  unglamourous 
   
3. completely ordinary and unremarkable
   "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"
   commonplace 
   

1. a trite or obvious remark
   platitude  cliche  banality  commonplace  bromide