cookie-cutter
1 of 2adjective
cook·ie-cut·ter ˈku̇-kē-ˌkə-tər 
: marked by lack of originality or distinction
cookie-cutter shopping malls
cookie cutter
2 of 2noun
: a device used to cut rolled cookie dough into shapes before baking
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Melissa Houston, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Very standard, cookie cutter villain with Christian Bale. Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 June 2022 Instead of giving cookie cutter soundbites, sometimes Mathurin peels back the curtain and shares his thoughts without a filter, no matter the audience. James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2022 Reigns struggled for years largely because the PG Era restrictions turned virtually every top fan favorite into a cookie cutter babyface. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Using a 1 3/4 inch star shaped cookie cutter, cut out smaller star shapes from the centers of the remaining 12 larger stars. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2022 No, a cookie cutter, one-size-fits-all draconian rule will not stop stupid, nor fix heinous. Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2022 Lightly toast the bread slices then, using a cookie cutter or the top of a jar, stamp out 1-and-1/2-inch bread rounds. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2022 Use a cookie cutter or a sharp knife to cut shapes out of the dough sheet. Washington Post, 19 May 2021 See More
Noun
Group programs tend to be structured with a cookie cutter or one size fits all approach when every business owner goes down their own unique path of building their business. Melissa Houston, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Very standard, cookie cutter villain with Christian Bale. Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 June 2022 Instead of giving cookie cutter soundbites, sometimes Mathurin peels back the curtain and shares his thoughts without a filter, no matter the audience. James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2022 Reigns struggled for years largely because the PG Era restrictions turned virtually every top fan favorite into a cookie cutter babyface. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Using a 1 3/4 inch star shaped cookie cutter, cut out smaller star shapes from the centers of the remaining 12 larger stars. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2022 No, a cookie cutter, one-size-fits-all draconian rule will not stop stupid, nor fix heinous. Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2022 Lightly toast the bread slices then, using a cookie cutter or the top of a jar, stamp out 1-and-1/2-inch bread rounds. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2022 Use a cookie cutter or a sharp knife to cut shapes out of the dough sheet. Washington Post, 19 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1922, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1864, in the meaning defined above
cookie-cutter
adjective
as in conventional
disapproving very similar to other things of the same kind; not original or different a neighborhood of cookie-cutter houses Opponents accused the candidate of taking a cookie-cutter approach to the problem. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- conventional
- stereotyped
- derivative
- cardboard
- standard
- unimaginative
- clichéd
- hackneyed
- typical
- cliché
- cliche
- uninspired
- pedestrian
- unoriginal
- banal
- old
- trite
- imitative
- shopworn
- ready-made
- stale
- canned
- timeworn
- tired
- normal
- tried-and-true
- boring
- commonplace
- obligatory
- platitudinous
- well-worn
- ordinary
- hack
- threadbare
- usual
- hackney
- rote
- musty
- cobwebby
- flat
- dull
- vapid
- bromidic
- monotonous
- stock
- drab
- uninteresting
- heavy
- routine
- humdrum
- stodgy
- tiresome
- barren
- prosaic
- tame
- colorless
- tedious
- dreary
- stuffy
- ho-hum
- moth-eaten
- platitudinal
- pedantic
- tiring
- dusty
- dry
- leaden
- mind-numbing
- twice-told
- wearisome
- jejune
- numbing
- drudging
- weary
- ponderous
- arid
- wearying
- undramatic
- old hat
- jading
- old-fashioned
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- exciting
- atypical
- interesting
- involving
- engaging
- unusual
- intriguing
- uncommon
- stimulating
- enlivening
- energizing
- riveting
- animating
- galvanizing
- unfamiliar
- engrossing
- extraordinary
- strange
- absorbing
- gripping
- unprecedented
- original
- new
- invigorating
- unknown
- unaccustomed
- pioneering
- novel
- fresh
- unheard-of
- unhackneyed
- pathbreaking
- trailblazing
- unclichéd