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| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. [1/4 definitions] |
| cliché |
an expression used so often that it has become worn out and trite. [3 definitions] |
| clichéd |
having the nature of a cliché; trite. [1/2 definitions] |
| commonplace |
trite or unoriginal. [2/4 definitions] |
| copybook |
unimaginative or trite. [1/3 definitions] |
| corn1 |
(informal) a joke, music, or the like considered trite or overly sentimental. [1/7 definitions] |
| corny |
(informal) of humor, lacking subtlety; obvious; trite. [1/2 definitions] |
| hack2 |
to make trite or hackneyed by excessive or indiscriminate use. [2/10 definitions] |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| hokum |
in a dramatic or written work, crude, trite, or mawkish material intended to arouse an emotional response from the audience or reader. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mickey Mouse1 |
(sometimes l.c.) trite; intellectually unstimulating. [1/3 definitions] |
| old hat |
well-worn, as an expression; trite. [1/2 definitions] |
| platitude |
the quality of being unoriginal, dull, or trite. [1/2 definitions] |
| threadbare |
trite and not persuasive or interesting. [1/3 definitions] |
| timeworn |
not fresh or original; trite. [1/2 definitions] |
| well-worn |
stale, often repeated, and sometimes trite. [1/2 definitions] |
| worn |
lacking freshness or originality; trite. [1/4 definitions] |
| worn-out |
lacking freshness or originality; trite. [1/3 definitions] |
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