pablum
/ˈpæbləm/
NOUN
1. Bland or oversimplified ideas and writing
Anything overly bland, simplistic, or lacking intellectual substance, especially speech, writing, or ideas.
1.1. Trivial or insubstantial intellectual content
Speech, writing, or ideas that are unoriginal, shallow, clichéd, or lacking meaningful substance.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- aliment
- food
- nourishment
- pabulum
- refection
- sustenance
Examples
- She spoke in pablum, avoiding any controversial topics.
- The meeting was filled with generic, uninspiring pablum.
- His speech was a series of clichés and empty pablum.
- The article lacked substance, offering only bland pablum.
- The conversation veered into a sea of meaningless pablum.
Related Words
- clichés
- platitudes
- banalities
- trivialities
- empty rhetoric
- insipid writing