Hackneyed synonyms and antonyms
hăk'nēd
Category:
Part of speech:
Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale
Having no special quality; ordinary:
Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.
original (antonym)
(Comparable) Fresh, different.
Being subjected to too much work
Showing the effects of worry or anxiety
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:
dull (related)
Not active or busy; slack
Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:
Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions:
Out of date; not the latest one.
Not in fashion; unfashionable:
Having lost freshness; made musty, dry, bad, etc. by having been kept too long
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The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
Uninteresting; lifeless; dull; boring
fresh (antonym)
The definition of fresh is something recently harvested, recently produced or newly made.
uncommon (antonym)
Strange; remarkable; extraordinary
new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
clichéd
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
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Ordinary; common:
The definition of musty is having a moldy, stale or damp smell.
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Characterised by cliches or platitudes.
Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:
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Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby
Hackneyed; trite
Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.
Overused; trite
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excite (related)
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
Trite from overuse; overly familiar:
(Finance) Relating to stock or a stock company
cliched (related)
puerile (related)
formulaic (related)
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melodramatic (related)
pretentious (related)
nonsensical (related)
vacuous (related)
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