Thesaurus:hackneyed

Thesaurus

hackneyed

English

Adjective

Sense: repeated too often

Synonyms

• banal
• bathetic
• bromidic
• cheesy
• stock
• clichéd
• commonplace
• corny
• dog-eared
• hackneyed
• hoary
• overdone
• overused
• overworked
• pat
• played out
• shopworn
• stale
• threadbare (figurative)
• timeworn
• tired
• trite
• warmed-over
• well-worn

Antonyms

• fresh
• new    [⇒ thesaurus]
• original

Hypernyms

• common    [⇒ thesaurus]
• repeated    [⇒ thesaurus]
• repetitive    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• boring    [⇒ thesaurus]
• cookie-cutter
• mediocre    [⇒ thesaurus]
• monotonous
• unoriginal

See also

• Thesaurus:saying

Further reading

• “490. knowledge” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “hackneyed” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.