hackneyed

Adjective Satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  • "hackneyed phrases"

Adj

• Repeated too often.
• Let out for hire.

Verb

• simple past and past participle of hackney

Examples

• The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.

Synonyms

banal, commonplace, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn, bromidic, clichéd, cookie-cutter, corny, dog-eared, everyday, hackneyed, hoary, meh, overdone, pat, played out, prosaic, stale, unoriginal, vapid, warmed-over

Antonyms

fresh, new, original

Related Words

boring, common, saying