Hackneyed synonyms and antonyms

hăk'nēd

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trite
Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale
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routine
Having no special quality; ordinary:
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stereotyped
Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.
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original (antonym)
(Comparable) Fresh, different.
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overworked
Being subjected to too much work
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worn
Showing the effects of worry or anxiety
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old
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
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common (related)
Most widely known; ordinary:
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dull (related)
Not active or busy; slack
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banal
Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:
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everyday
Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions:
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outdated
Out of date; not the latest one.
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outmoded
Not in fashion; unfashionable:
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stale
Having lost freshness; made musty, dry, bad, etc. by having been kept too long
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tired
The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
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vapid
Uninteresting; lifeless; dull; boring
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fresh (antonym)
The definition of fresh is something recently harvested, recently produced or newly made.
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uncommon (antonym)
Strange; remarkable; extraordinary
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new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
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bromidic
Stale, banal, clichéd
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clichéd
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
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commonplace
Ordinary; common:
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corny
(Obsolete) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.
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musty
The definition of musty is having a moldy, stale or damp smell.
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overused
(Of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd
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platitudinal
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
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platitudinous
Characterised by cliches or platitudes.
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shopworn
Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:
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stereotypic
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
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stereotypical
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
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threadbare
Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby
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timeworn
Hackneyed; trite
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warmed-over
Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.
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well-worn
Overused; trite
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worn-out
Damaged due to hard or continued use or exposure until no longer useful or effective.
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excite (related)
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
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usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
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old-hat
Trite from overuse; overly familiar:
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stock
(Finance) Relating to stock or a stock company
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cliched (related)
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puerile (related)
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formulaic (related)
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melodramatic (related)
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pretentious (related)
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nonsensical (related)
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vacuous (related)
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  • Hackneyed stereotypes are used over and over again.

  • This is a real shame as the role does have potential to really deliver a great performance, despite the rather hackneyed script.

  • Some hackneyed situations come across as fresh and funny.

  • Hackneyed images risk reducing Irish history to textbook postcolonial illustrations.

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