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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
trite |
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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, stereotypical,
stock, threadbare, timeworn,
tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up,
vapid, well-worn,
worn, worn-out
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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