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antique(last, original, past, venerable)
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average(simple, model, ordinary, familiar)
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current(simple, ordinary, familiar, natural)
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dated(last, original, past, venerable)
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dead(dull, hard, simple, flat)
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dreary(flat, stupid, ordinary, dry)
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expected(obvious, predictable)
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frequent(simple, ordinary, familiar, natural)
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garden-variety(simple, clean, plain, ordinary)
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hokey(dull, set, flat, silly)
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insipid(dull, hard, flat, stupid)
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lifeless(dull, simple, plain, ordinary)
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mediocre(common, ordinary, familiar, usual)
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olden(informal, original, old, past)
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out-of-date(hard, flat, stupid, ordinary)
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outmoded(last, original, tired, stale)
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plain(simple, flat, stupid, ordinary)
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platitudinal(excite, informal, usual, trite)
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predictable(commonplace, obvious, prosaic, imitative)
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repetitive(flat, stupid, ordinary, dry)
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