platitude[noun]: a dull, commonplace remark (usually made in a speech or some formal context).
Example: The agitating workers told the management that the issue could not be solved with mere platitudes.
Related words: platitudinous [adjective], platitudinously [adverb]
Synonyms: banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace
Antonyms: quip, wisecrack, witticism
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