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trite
adjective
(trite)
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Synonyms:
banal
,
commonplace
,
hackneyed
, old-hat,
shopworn
,
stock
,
threadbare
,
timeworn
,
tired
, well-worn,
Examples:
His remarks were trite and commonplace.
The trite metaphor `hard as nails'.
Words Related to
trite
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hackneyed
,
banal
,
unoriginal
,
shopworn
,
timeworn
,
threadbare
,
tired
,
commonplace
,
stock
,
well-worn
,
corny
,
boring
,
dull
,
stale
,
tacky
,
trivial
,
bromidic
,
mundane
,
vulgar
,
unremarkable
,
undistinguished
,
tame
,
workaday
,
casual
,
everyday
,
constant
,
ordinary
,
routine
,
old
,
banner
,
cliché
,
run-of-the-mill
,
well-established
,
cliched
,
formulaic
,
vapid
,
hokey
,
simplistic
,
vacuous
,
silly
,
melodramatic
,
pretentious
,
tiresome
,
uninteresting
,
nonsensical
,
sappy
,
mawkish
,
insipid
,
platitudinous
,
meaningless
,
cheesy
,
maudlin
,
unimaginative
,
pointless
,
puerile
,
laughable
,
bland
,
fatuous
,
crass
,
flippant
,
sophomoric
,
absurd
,
preachy
,
schmaltzy
,
lame
,
superficial
,
overwrought
,
cutesy
,
repetitious
,
unfunny
,
ridiculous
,
perfunctory
,
monotonous
,
ludicrous
,
disingenuous
,
platitudinize
,
cloying
,
obtuse
,
glib
,
overfamiliar
,
childish
,
unentertaining
,
sententious
,
pedantic
,
preposterous
,
rote
,
treacly
,
comical
,
overlong
,
superfluous
,
wearisome
,
overdramatic
,
condescending
,
facile
,
unobjectionable
,
hyperbolic
,
contentless
,
jejune
,
risible
,
cynical
,
trite
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