Synonyms for hackneyed
ˈhæk nidhack·neyed

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1. hackneyedadjective

   Synonyms:
   commonplace, timeworn, banal, clichéd, tired, threadbare, stock, well-worn, shopworn, unoriginal, trite

2. hackneyedadjective

   Repeated too often.

   The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.

   Synonyms:
   commonplace, tired, threadbare, well-worn, clichéd, banal, trite, shopworn, stock, timeworn, unoriginal

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:0.0 / 0 votes

1. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornadjective

   repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

   "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'"

   Antonyms:
   original

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hackneyedadjective

   Synonyms:
   worn out, much used

2. hackneyedadjective

   Synonyms:
   common, commonplace, threadbare, trite, stale, beaten

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1. Robert Mitchum:

   I never take any notice of reviews-unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about my lizard eyes and anteater nose and the way I sleep my way through pictures is so hackneyed now.

2. Richard Bernstein:

   Right now, we view investing in the current environment using the hackneyed phrase of 'catching a falling knife,' we see no need to rush into markets.