Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clichéd
Adjective
  • Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • At the time, Latinos were often cast in stereotyped roles with heavy accents and largely denied the opportunity to direct features.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • New York fairgoers eventually grew tired of this, Pirro said.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
  • On the Blumarine spring 2026 runway in Milan on Friday, models tapped into their inner bohemian-fairy party girl personas with charcoal eyeliner smudged around their eyes, faded hues on their lips and tired waves in their hair.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The story revolves around this character in ways that feel hackneyed and forced.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This is actually better than some of the hackneyed rom-coms Reiner muddled through, a coming-of-age story about two kids’ pseudo-love story from grade school through middle school.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One Battle After Another would never be so trite as to declare that the kids will save us.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The play-calling was trite, the pre-snap energy was underwhelming, and the offensive line — without Ikem Ekwonu — took a step back.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Clichéd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clich%C3%A9d. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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