Synonyms of chestnut

chestnut

noun

as in cliche

an idea or expression that has been used by many people

an op-ed piece that's offers nothing but warmed-over chestnuts for solving the city's financial woes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• profundity

• profundity