| Main Entry: |
hackneyed |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
clichéd, tired |
Synonyms: |
antiquated,
banal,
common,
commonplace,
conventional,
corny*,
everyday, familiar tune, hokey, moth-eaten,
obsolete,
old, old-chestnut, old-hat, old-saw, out-of-date,
outdated, outmoded, overworked,
pedestrian*, played-out,
quotidian, run-of-the-mill,
stale, stereotyped,
stock, threadbare, timeworn, tripe,
trite, unoriginal, well-worn, worn-out
|
Antonyms: |
fresh, new, original, uncommon
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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