I'm not sure what you mean by "identifies with," but "stale" is a synonym for "banal."
Banal is a five letter synonym for trite.
usual, bland, stale, trite, banal, tired, daily
Film plots have become so banal that I can predict how the movie will end within the first five minutes.
Divine in tagalog is "BANAL" ..
We exchanged banal pleasantries.
it is banal to dress up asna 1965 hippie?
Math is the most banal class; however, it is very important.
common, ordinary
Depending on context, "dull" can mean bland, stale, tired, banal, ho-hum, murky, muted, faded, muddy, dingy, quiet, faint, blunt, dense, thick, dopey, weary
The banal lectures made the boy fall asleep because they were so dull and boring.
A five letter word for bravery is valor.
A five letter word for a game is "match."