trite

[trahyt] / traɪt /

ADJECTIVE

silly, commonplace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banal corny dull hackneyed

WEAK

bathetic bromidic chain cliché clichéd common cornball drained exhausted familiar tune flat hokey jejune mildewed moth-eaten musty old hat ordinary pedestrian platitudinous prosaic ready-made routine run-of-the-mill set shopworn stale stereotyped stock threadbare timeworn tired uninspired unoriginal used-up vapid warmed-over well-worn worn worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh new original

WEAK

desirable important impressive pertinent relevant uncommon

Example Sentences

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It may sound trite, but this can save a life.

From Los Angeles Times

Which brings us to the primary, indeed only, reason to revisit this dated and fundamentally trite show: the music.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Guadagnino also indulges a couple of speeches about young people’s alleged hypersensitivity that veer into trite middle-aged lament and aren’t really relevant to the action.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a gag that’s funny five times and trite by the sixth, only to round back toward something warm and amiable by the final time it appears.

From Salon

Only 7 herself at the time of filming, she has none of those trite child-actor tics like over-mannered naivete or phony cheek.

From Los Angeles Times

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