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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hackneyed | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| commonplace | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| tired | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| stock | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| threadbare | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| cliche | x/ | Noun |
| platitude | /xx | Noun |
| crass | / | Noun |
| contrived | x/ | Verb |
| lame | / | Noun |
| formulaic | xx/x | Adjective |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| corny | /x | Noun |
| fatuous | /xx | Adjective |
| pretentious | x/x | Adjective |
| cheesy | /x | Noun |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective |
| bland | / | Noun |
| vapid | /x | Adjective |
| rote | / | Noun |
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective |
| sappy | /x | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| patronising | /xxx | Adjective |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| stilted | /x | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| facile | /x | Noun |
| unimaginative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| maudlin | /x | Noun |
| unconvincing | xx/x | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| wordy | /x | Adjective |
| anodyne | /xx | Noun |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| patronizing | /xxx | Noun |
| repetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| meaningless | /xx | Adjective |
| boring | /x | Noun |
| glib | / | Noun |
| insincere | xx/ | Adjective |
| tacky | /x | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| puerile | /x | Adjective |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| bombastic | x/x | Adjective |
| forgettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| throwaway | /xx | Noun |
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| drivel | /x | Noun |
| sounding | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| oversimplified | xx/xx | Adjective |
| thoughtless | /x | Adjective |
| twee | / | Noun |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective |
| tendentious | x/x | Adjective |
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| saccharine | /xx | Noun |
| catchy | /x | Adjective |
| sentimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| predictable | x/xx | Adjective |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Adjective |
| uninspired | xx/x | Adjective |
| childish | /x | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| leaden | /x | Adjective |
| overused | xx/ | Adjective |
| prattle | /x | Noun |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| preposterous | x/xx | Adjective |
| overdone | /x/ | Verb |
| stale | / | Noun |
| old hat | // | Name, Adjective, Name |
| hoary | /x | Adjective |
| obsolete | xx/ | Adjective |
| dusty | /x | Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| frequent | /x | Adjective |
| effete | x/ | Adjective |
| exhaust | x/ | Noun |
| accustomed | x/x | Verb |
| outdated | /xx | Adjective |
| vulgate | /x | Name |
| often | /x | Adverb |
| outmoded | x/x | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| extinct | x/ | Adjective |
| stank | / | Noun |
| dead and buried | //xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| dead as a dodo | //x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| primitive | /xx | Adjective |
| abbreviate | x/xx | Verb |
| moribund | /xx | Noun |
| antiquated | /xxx | Adjective |
| archaic | x/x | Name |
| moralizing | /xxx | Noun |
| saying | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aphorisms | /xxx | Noun |
| simile | /xx | Noun |
| maxim | /x | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| remark | x/ | Noun |
| generalities | xx/xx | Noun |
| sentimentality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun |
| adj | x | Noun |
| adage | /x | Noun |
| proverb | /x | Noun |
| melodrama | /xxx | Noun |
| slogans | /x | Noun |
| expressions | x/x | Noun |
| rhymes | / | Noun |
| observation | xx/x | Noun |
| axiom | /xx | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| diction | /x | Noun |
| lyrics | /x | Noun |
| quotation | x/x | Noun |
| apposite | xx | Adjective, Noun |
| apt | / | Adjective, Noun |
| banner | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cliché | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cogent | /x | Adjective |
| constant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| everyday | /x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| familiar | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| felicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| fetched | / | Verb, Adjective |
| homely | /x | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| ordinary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| routine | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective |
| tame | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| terse | / | Adjective |
| undistinguished | xx/x | Adjective |
| unremarkable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| vulgar | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| workaday | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
