Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun boilerplate

2 senses of boilerplate

Sense 1
boilerplate -- (standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories)
       => formulation, expression -- (the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared")

Sense 2
boilerplate -- (thick plate iron used in the production of boilers)
       => plate iron -- (a plate of iron)