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truism
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of TRUISM
an idea or expression that has been used by many people <ended his letter with the overused truism, “You can't win them all!”>
Synonyms banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truism
Related Words conventional wisdom, party line, routine; inanity; generality, generalization, simplification; adage, proverb, saw, saying; old wives' tale, stereotype
Near Antonyms profundity
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