CLICHES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word cliches. (close relations)
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| commonplace | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a trite or obvious remark adjective satellite • completely ordinary and unremarkable • not challenging; dull and lacking excitement • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||||||
| banal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||||||
| corny | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality | ||||||
| hack | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • one who works hard at boring tasks • a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends • a mediocre and disdained writer • a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil • a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money • an old or over-worked horse • a horse kept for hire • a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. verb • cut with a hacking tool • be able to manage or manage successfully • cut away • kick on the arms • kick on the shins • fix a computer program piecemeal until it works • significantly cut up a manuscript • cough spasmodically | ||||||
| hackneyed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||||||
| hokey | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • effusively or insincerely emotional • artificially formal | ||||||
| moth-eaten | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing signs of wear and tear • worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths • lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new | ||||||
| musty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • covered with or smelling of mold • stale and unclean smelling | ||||||
| platitudinous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality | ||||||
| predictable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • capable of being foretold | ||||||
| stale | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age adjective satellite • lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new verb • urinate, of cattle and horses | ||||||
| stereotyped | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality | ||||||
| threadbare | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse • having the nap worn away so that the threads show through | ||||||
| tired | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • depleted of strength or energy adjective satellite • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||||||
| trite | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||||||
| well-worn | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing signs of much wear or use • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||||||
| worn-out | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • used until no longer useful • drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted | ||||||
| overused | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • exploitation to the point of diminishing returns verb • make use of too often or too extensively | ||||||
| platitude | nounn | |||||
noun • a trite or obvious remark | ||||||
| banality | nounn | |||||
noun • a trite or obvious remark | ||||||
