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 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 Other testing by the state’s environmental quality department found elevated levels of heavy metals commonly found in oil field wastewater including barium and bromide. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026 While these songs might appear to be somewhat straightforward EBM that wear their politics on their latex sleeve, there’s a level of ambiguity at work that moves Kissing Luck Goodbye past its own bromides and into deeper artistic territory. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026 Disruption without construction Instructors burned out with the current situation endure a barrage of repetitive bromides. — ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bromide

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Noun

In between some of the manager’s more clip-worthy quotes, there were more of his usual — and not incorrect — platitudes.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
And no, this isn’t the typical platitude a coach might share retroactively, after a former player becomes an all-time great.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of platitude

Noun

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
But most politicians are pretty easily replaced, a truism that Moreno reinforced by going public.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 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

By using two mediums to highlight the warm absurdity of the fairy-tale tropes, Enchanted cheekily celebrates what only animation can do.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Briefly combining the friend groups makes for a rollicking start, and Season 2 keeps spirits high by leaning on a stockpile of sitcom tropes.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of trope

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