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Synonyms for hackneyed
ˈhæk nidhack·neyed
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hackneyedadjective
Synonyms:
commonplace, timeworn, banal, clichéd, tired, threadbare, stock, well-worn, shopworn, unoriginal, tritehackneyedadjective
Repeated too often.
The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.
Synonyms:
commonplace, tired, threadbare, well-worn, clichéd, banal, trite, shopworn, stock, timeworn, unoriginal
Princeton's WordNet
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornadjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
"bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
Antonyms:
original
Dictionary of English Synonymes
hackneyedadjective
hackneyedadjective
Synonyms:
common, commonplace, threadbare, trite, stale, beaten
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#434 | stock | |
#5678 | tired | |
#27935 | commonplace | |
#54520 | trite | |
#57722 | banal | |
#81015 | unoriginal | |
#92373 | cliched | |
#100279 | threadbare | |
#101506 | hackneyed | |
#231643 | shopworn | |
#276807 | timeworn |
How to use hackneyed in a sentence?
I never take any notice of reviews-unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about my lizard eyes and anteater nose and the way I sleep my way through pictures is so hackneyed now.
Right now, we view investing in the current environment using the hackneyed phrase of 'catching a falling knife,' we see no need to rush into markets.
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- банален, изтъркан, шаблоненBulgarian
- afhuggetDanish
- abgenutzt, abgedroschen, banalGerman
- κοινότοπος, τετριμμένοςGreek
- hakitaEsperanto
- trillado, gastadoSpanish
- و خندیدیمPersian
- kulunutFinnish
- éculé, rebattuFrench
- חבוט, נדושHebrew
- trivial, banalInterlingua
- usangIndonesian
- tritoItalian
- ハックニーJapanese
- pervulgatusLatin
- banaal, afgezaagdDutch
- oklepanyPolish
- trivial, banal, batidoPortuguese
- шабло́нный, изби́тый, бана́льный, зата́сканныйRussian
- banalan, izlizanSerbo-Croatian
- banal, sliten, utnöttSwedish
- 陈腐的Chinese
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