hackneyed definition hackneyed meaning and hackneyed synonyms
adjective
| Meaning | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
| Synonym | banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn |
| Antonym | |
| Usage | bromidic sermons his remarks were trite and commonplace hackneyed phrases a stock answer repeating threadbare jokes parroting some timeworn axiom the trite metaphor `hard as nails' |
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