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stereotypical
[ster-ee-uh-tahyp, steer-] 
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stereotypical
[ster-ee-uh-tahyp, steer-]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
| Synonyms: | banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | formal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | established, orderly |
| Synonyms: | academic, approved, ceremonial, ceremonialistic, ceremonious, confirmed, conventional, decorous, directed, explicit, express, fixed, formalistic, lawful, legal, methodical, official, precise, prescribed, pro forma, proper, punctilious, regular, rigid, ritual, ritualistic, set, solemn, stately, stereotyped, stereotypical, strict, systematic |
| Antonyms: | disorderly, informal, relaxed |
| Main Entry: | musty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worn-out, clichéd |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, banal, common, commonplace, dull, hackneyed, hoary, obsolete, old hat, old-fashioned, shopworn, stale, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, worn |
| Antonyms: | new, unused |
| Main Entry: | bromidic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
| Synonyms: | banal, clichéd, commonplace, dull, hackneyed, overused, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, unimaginative, unoriginal, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | clichéd |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
| Synonyms: | banal, bromidic, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, overused, passé, platitudinal, platitudinous, routine, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, timeworn, tired, unimaginative, unoriginal, well-worn, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | overused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
| Synonyms: | banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | platitudinal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
| Synonyms: | banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | platitudinous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
| Synonyms: | banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stereotypic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
| Synonyms: | banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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