Overused synonyms

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clichéd
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
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banal
Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:
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hackneyed
Made trite by overuse
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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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bromidic
Stale, banal, clichéd
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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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overworked
Being subjected to too much work
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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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stale
Out of condition, ineffective, enervated, bored, etc. from either too much or too little activity
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stereotyped
Having a certain stereotype.
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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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trite
Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).
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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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misused
To use incorrectly or improperly; misapply
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used (related)
(Often with “up"") To exhaust the supply of; to consume by employing
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abused (related)
To use wrongly; misuse
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over-used (related)
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oft-used (related)
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Find another word for overused. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for overused, like: clichéd, banal, hackneyed, tired, bromidic, commonplace, corny, musty, overworked, platitudinal and platitudinous.
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Overused Sentence Examples

  • Biking was usually Dean's thinking time, but his brain felt overused lately and had opted for a day off, restricting his thoughts to nothing more pressing than the next hill.

  • My editor circled every adverb in my article and told me they were overused.

  • Even alternative therapies generally considered safe during pregnancy can cause a problem if overused or if you don't maintain good connections between your primary care provider and your alternative care provider.

  • Tho the word has been so overused as to have lost any precise meaning, the essence of fascism is hostility to individual rights.

  • Smoke machine his time round was n't overused which is a good thing.

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