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
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Recent Examples of clichéd
Crossing off cliched character traits like orders on her waitressing pad, Lori is the daughter of a disgraced widow cop.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
But historically, exactly that distant, cliched view of the race is the point on which many hundreds of horsemen and their athletes have made a mistake.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Yet much of what occurs feels cliched, as does much of the language and dialogue.
—Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
The internet is rife with lifeless and robotic content, with creators (even senior-level business leaders) using the same prompts, cliched phrases, and tone so often that they can easily be spotted as purely AI with just a quick glance.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This Marilyn is without even a smidge of the sweetness and vulnerability that features in even the most cliched takes on the icon.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Much cliched blather is spoken in the biz about old shows that seem ripped from today’s headlines.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
It’s cliched to say, yes, but the image of the two of them, lying next to each other in the dark coal mine with the twinkles of the coal dust, lying there in the night sky.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Key steers away from turning Charles into a cliched, overly cute caricature.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
But historically, exactly that distant, cliched view of the race is the point on which many hundreds of horsemen and their athletes have made a mistake.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Yet much of what occurs feels cliched, as does much of the language and dialogue.
—Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
The internet is rife with lifeless and robotic content, with creators (even senior-level business leaders) using the same prompts, cliched phrases, and tone so often that they can easily be spotted as purely AI with just a quick glance.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This Marilyn is without even a smidge of the sweetness and vulnerability that features in even the most cliched takes on the icon.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Much cliched blather is spoken in the biz about old shows that seem ripped from today’s headlines.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
It’s cliched to say, yes, but the image of the two of them, lying next to each other in the dark coal mine with the twinkles of the coal dust, lying there in the night sky.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Key steers away from turning Charles into a cliched, overly cute caricature.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clichéd
Adjective
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While infants and toddlers between the ages of 0 to 2 years are more likely to experience a stuffy nose, cough, poor appetite, fussiness, and sleep problems, children between the ages of 3 to 5 years mainly complain of sleepiness, feeling tired during daytime, low energy and dry cough.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Family members said Jacobs had talked about feeling tired, but not about wanting to take his own life.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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This hackneyed stance has turned his concert performances shrill and hollow.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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Yet these hackneyed qualities are minor aspects of a production that otherwise can be eye-opening and newly invigorating.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His trite bromides are typical of showbiz cretins struggling to appear principled.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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Another negative for many casual players and critics was the overreliance on trite humor that hadn't evolved much since the early 2010s.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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“Clichéd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clich%C3%A9d. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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