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单词 clichéd
释义

clichéd

adjective

cli·​chéd klē-ˈshād How to pronounce clichéd (audio)
ˈklē-ˌshād,
kli-ˈshād
1
: marked by or abounding in clichés
2
: hackneyed
a clichéd phrase

Synonyms

  • banal
  • cliché
  • cliche
  • cobwebby
  • commonplace
  • hack
  • hackney
  • hackneyed
  • moth-eaten
  • musty
  • obligatory
  • shopworn
  • stale
  • stereotyped
  • threadbare
  • timeworn
  • tired
  • trite
  • well-worn
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Example Sentences

The comedian was booed offstage after telling another clichéd knock-knock joke.
Recent Examples on the Web This sumo wrestling is not the cliched images of 600-pound men in nothing but top knots and loin cloths. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Impressionism can seem the most benign, the most complacent, the most cliched of art styles. Washington Post, 7 July 2022 Gosling, Evans, de Armas and their co-stars show their talents, but the majority of reviews criticize its cliched script and breakneck pacing. Sasha Urban, Variety, 14 July 2022 Because most poems contain few words, there is no room to waste on tired or cliched language. Esther Choy, Forbes, 26 June 2022 The play to its credit resists the more cliched route of a rescue narrative. Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2021 When the horn section lights up midway through the song, the aesthetics of CAKE come into focus, more an earnest sum of their parts than a cliched hit, designed to grab 15 minutes and get out. Niko Stratis, SPIN, 19 Jan. 2022 The character is a refreshing reminder that Stephenson does not believe in cliched evildoers, but in parties with varying degrees of ethics and competing worldviews. Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021 When the team asked what the new logo should look like, there were calls for a more modern, more progressive look – no stale muskets or cliched cannons, for example – but one that still retained a sense of New England tradition. BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

clichéd

adjective

as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull the film's clichéd story of an underdog who overcomes insurmountable odds to win

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stereotyped
  • cliche
  • hackneyed
  • tired
  • trite
  • cliché
  • banal
  • typical
  • shopworn
  • derivative
  • commonplace
  • stale
  • timeworn
  • old
  • ordinary
  • usual
  • obligatory
  • boring
  • musty
  • threadbare
  • hackney
  • well-worn
  • weary
  • hack
  • wearying
  • cobwebby
  • tiring
  • unimaginative
  • unoriginal
  • tame
  • conventional
  • uninspired
  • platitudinous
  • moth-eaten
  • normal
  • rote
  • cardboard
  • monotonous
  • uninteresting
  • canned
  • bromidic
  • vapid
  • tiresome
  • imitative
  • barren
  • tedious
  • drab
  • prosaic
  • humdrum
  • standard
  • stodgy
  • pedestrian
  • leaden
  • heavy
  • wearisome
  • ponderous
  • stock
  • dull
  • dreary
  • jejune
  • cookie-cutter
  • routine
  • dry
  • pedantic
  • arid
  • stuffy
  • colorless
  • drudging
  • undramatic
  • dusty
  • ho-hum
  • numbing
  • twice-told
  • tried-and-true
  • ready-made
  • flat
  • mind-numbing
  • platitudinal
  • jading
  • old hat
  • old-fashioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • original
  • unhackneyed
  • new
  • novel
  • fresh
  • exciting
  • interesting
  • intriguing
  • engaging
  • stimulating
  • strange
  • riveting
  • engrossing
  • enlivening
  • atypical
  • unfamiliar
  • energizing
  • gripping
  • unusual
  • unclichéd
  • involving
  • animating
  • absorbing
  • galvanizing
  • invigorating
  • unknown
  • extraordinary
  • uncommon
  • unprecedented
  • unaccustomed
  • pioneering
  • unheard-of
  • pathbreaking
  • trailblazing
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