Synonyms for cliche
kliˈʃeɪ, klɪ-cliche

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1. clichénoun

   Synonyms:
   platitude

2. clichénoun

   Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.

   Kidnapping the love interest during a film is a bit of a cliché.

   Synonyms:
   platitude

3. clichénoun

   A stereotype (printing plate).

   Synonyms:
   platitude

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromidenoun

   a trite or obvious remark

   Synonyms:
   banality, commonplace, bromide, platitude

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1. • Remark
   • Truism

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1. List of paraphrases for "cliché":

   cliché, stereotype, platitude, clichéd, truism, commonplace, snapshot, photograph

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1. Timothy Hagle:

   Many people forgave him for his misstatements and his missteps because they generally liked his ability to fight, even if that became a cliché for some people, Trump’s detractors.

2. Jonathan Kanter:

   It's the cliche of the holiday season -- take care of and be inclusive of others, but I think what the pandemic has taught us, more than anything, is that it's important to go back to basics, to what really matters.

3. Harold Macmillan:

   A Foreign Secretaryand this applies also to a prospective Foreign Secretaryis always faced with this cruel dilemma. Nothing he can say can do very much good, and almost anything he may say may do a great deal of harm. Anything he says that is not obvious is dangerous; whatever is not trite is risky. He is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.

4. Editor Robin Muir:

   Vogue has been synonymous with fashion and photography ... for 100 years, it's the style bible, I mean that old cliché comes into play.

5. Sienna Miller:

   People sort of complain about the pace. Friends of mine from London find it really intense, but I thrive in that kind of environment, it’s sort of cliche?, but it’s motivating and inspiring. It feels incredibly open and boundaryless. You can barely speak English and be a New Yorker. New York takes anyone, accepts everyone.