BROMIDE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

bromide

noun

ˈbrō-ˌmīd

Definition of bromide

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an idea or expression that has been used by many people a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully

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Recent Examples of bromide The fire contained compounds from more than two dozen chemical families, including dangerous amounts of bromide, a naturally occurring element that can irritate the skin and mucus membranes. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 The bromide has been debunked, but there is power — and delight — in making coffee shop drinks at home. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026 The president used similar bromides in private calls to assuage allies, including Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson, before launching the war in February, according to people familiar with the conversations. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 The meaty, starchy bromides of British cooking were a part of Price’s life even after moving with her parents to Los Angeles at an early age. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bromide

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Noun

Because the story lines are facile fakes, because the characters are blanked out, the substance of relationships is reduced to dialogue of generalities and platitudes.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
The quarterback usually speaks in emotionless platitudes during news conferences.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of platitude

Noun

There’s so much premeditation and passion into doing that, and to actually play that with no music and just the sound and the banality of a lifeless body being hit by some blunt instrument is very viscerally upsetting.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Then morning would come, with all the banalities that drew them apart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of banality

Noun

With all the hype surrounding potential uses of AI tools, this is a truism that too often gets forgotten.

— Bryan Mistele, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Wars cannot be fought on ideology alone – a truism that perhaps led to the firebrand former defense minister’s departure, after months of clashes and refusing to deal with the army top brass, as Zelensky describes it.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of truism

Noun

Wolff was only the eighth woman to drive a Formula 1 car (four more have done it since); the role, a now-commonplace one that includes driving the simulator during Grand Prix weekends to inform trackside strategy, was created for her.

— Danielle McNally, InStyle, 28 May 2026
The videos are often integrated into larger montages of drone strikes, underscoring how commonplace these drones have become for Russian forces.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Definition of commonplace

Noun

The South London artist channels Disney soundtrack tropes into claustrophobic strings and drones, while a handful of vocal tracks hint darkly at real-world family drama.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga laid the groundwork for some of the genre's most enduring tropes (gender switching, horny old guys, tournaments), and this is the second anime adaptation, this time from Studio MAPPA.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

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