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hackneyed definitions
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1used so often as to lack freshness or originality214 sets
2overused, cliched145 sets
3(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality97 sets
4overused67 sets
5commonplace; trite63 sets
6cliched, worn out by overuse61 sets
7worn out through overuse; trite44 sets
8rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage43 sets
9worn out by overuse41 sets
10(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality41 sets
11repeated too often40 sets
12commonplace; overused35 sets
13trite33 sets
14worn-out through overuse; trite32 sets
15lacking in freshness or originality29 sets
16commonplace26 sets
17unoriginal, trite23 sets
18made commonplace by overuse19 sets
19unoriginal; trite18 sets
20banal, trite, commonplace, corny16 sets
21worn out through overuse16 sets
22worn out by over-use16 sets
23made commonplace or trite; stale; banal16 sets
24overused, trite15 sets
25adj. used so often as to lack freshness or originality15 sets
26unoriginal13 sets
27used so often as to lack freshness12 sets
28over used and old-fashioned12 sets
29new, fresh, novel, original12 sets
30a overused ; trite ; stale12 sets
31trite, overused, cliched11 sets
32overused; trite; stale11 sets
33made commonplace by overuse; trite10 sets
34trite, banal, lacking freshness10 sets
35boring9 sets
36worn out by over-use, trite9 sets
37(adj) rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage9 sets
38commonplace, trite9 sets
39lacking freshness9 sets
40cliched8 sets