Cliché Synonyms and Antonyms

klēzhā
A trite expression or idea
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bromide
  2. banality
  3. platitude
  4. truism
  5. commonplace
  6. stereotype
  7. slogan
  8. proverb
  9. saying
  10. trite phrase
  11. trite remark
  12. adage
  13. saw
  14. old-saw
  15. stereotyped saying
  16. cliché
  17. vapid expression
  18. prosaism
  19. triteness
  20. tired phrase
  21. buzzword
  22. threadbare phrase
  23. triviality
  24. hackneyed
  25. staleness
  26. vapidity
  27. motto
  28. hackneyed phrase
  29. hackneyed expression
  30. chestnut
  31. stereotyped
  32. timeworn
  33. trite
Antonyms:
  1. nuance
  2. coinage

Words Related to Cliché

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. surprise
  2. cliched
  3. clich

Cliché Sentence Examples

  • While this seems like a cliche, it is true.

  • It is very easy to cross the boundary into cliche.

  • Many sayings are trite or cliche, but don't avoid them solely for that reason.

  • Dark spooky castles haunted by ghosts - what could be more of a cliche?

  • So to use a cliche, it's best to walk before you run.

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