All boilerplate synonyms
boilΒ·erΒ·plate
B b adj boilerplate
- ordinary β of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- regular β usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- mediocre β of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- accepted β Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
- definitive β Something that is definitive provides a firm conclusion that cannot be questioned.
- classic β A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have.
- normal β conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- basic β You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- typical β of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- medium β a middle state or condition; mean.
- general β of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
- mainstream β the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
- fair β free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- familiar β well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.
- plastic β Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- common β If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- middling β equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- intermediate β being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- humdrum β lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
- standard β something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- commonplace β If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
- garden β Alexander, 1730?β91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
- nowhere β in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- average β An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- official β a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- vanilla β any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- regulation β a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- staple β a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
- stock β a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- customary β Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- dime a dozen β a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- fair to middling β free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- passable β capable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream.
- so-so β Also, soso. indifferent; neither very good nor very bad.
- tolerable β capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
- undistinguished β having no distinguishing marks or features.
- unexceptional β not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- usual β habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- garden-variety β common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
- run of the mill β merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
- authoritative β Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
noun boilerplate
- pattern β a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.
- fashion β a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- custom β A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- convention β A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
- formula β a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
- mold β loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
- institution β an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character: This college is the best institution of its kind.