| Main Entry: | archetypal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most typical |
Synonyms: |
average, classic, clichéd, conventional, exemplary, hackneyed, model, most characteristic, paradigmatic, prime, quintessential, representative, standard, stereotypical, stock, textbook, trite |
Antonyms: |
atypical, unique |
| Main Entry: | formal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | established, orderly |
Synonyms: |
academic, approved, ceremonial, ceremonialistic, ceremonious, confirmed, conventional, decorous, directed, explicit, express, fixed, formalistic, lawful, legal, methodical, official, precise, prescribed, pro forma, proper, punctilious, regular, rigid, ritual, ritualistic, set, solemn, stately, stereotyped, stereotypical, strict, systematic |
Antonyms: |
disorderly, informal, relaxed |
| Main Entry: | musty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worn-out, clichéd |
Synonyms: |
ancient, antiquated, banal, common, commonplace, dull, hackneyed, hoary, obsolete, old hat, old-fashioned, shopworn, stale, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, worn |
Antonyms: |
new, unused |
| Main Entry: | bromidic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
Synonyms: |
banal, clichéd, commonplace, dull, hackneyed, overused, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, unimaginative, unoriginal, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | clichéd |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
Synonyms: |
banal, bromidic, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, overused, passé, platitudinal, platitudinous, routine, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, timeworn, tired, unimaginative, unoriginal, well-worn, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | overused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
Synonyms: |
banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | platitudinal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
Synonyms: |
banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | platitudinous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
Synonyms: |
banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | stereotypic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
Synonyms: |
banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | stereotypical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
Synonyms: |
banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |