Synonyms of groaner

groaner

noun

ˈgrō-nər 

as in cliché

an idea or expression that has been used by many people

the play's dialogue featured all of the groaners that seem to be de rigueur for any dysfunctional-family drama

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cliché
• trope
• truism
• platitude
• commonplace
• saying
• banality
• bromide
• chestnut
• proverb
• homily
• shibboleth
• saw
• generalization
• party line
• stereotype
• conventional wisdom
• routine
• adage
• inanity
• simplification
• generality
• old wives' tale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• profundity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of groaner

Those pacing blips aren’t the only groaners. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026

Che laughs about four groaners in a row, looking around sheepishly. — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024

The only possible groaner, a joke about school shootings, clearly worked with the improv audience but, Wood reasoned, needed to come later in Saturday’s set, once the audience had grown to trust him a bit. — Wesley Lowery, Washington Post, 1 May 2023

Evidently the authors — and the director, Jack O’Brien — meant to glue the show together with groaners, a gutsy if not entirely successful move. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023

Scott performs on the track like a bizarro Young Thug, incapable of wringing any enthusiasm out of his voice, and delivers some egregious groaner punchlines, while Drake continues to burrow into narcissism. — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2021