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overused
adjective as in trite
Example Sentences
The mockumentary, though overused on TV, is also the worker’s friend.
There is a wide spectrum here, ranging from the much overused "boots on the ground" to the threat of crippling economic sanctions on Russia's oil exports.
“I know that word is often overused in this line of work, but this is, in many ways, an understatement of how reckless and cruel and damaging this is.”
Mark Olsen: I think phrases like “national treasure” and “protect at all costs” kind of get overused, but they definitely apply with Kathryn Hahn.
On the one hand, antibiotics are being overused until they no longer work, driving resistance and fuelling the rise of deadly superbugs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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