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groaner

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of groaner

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 of groaner

banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), commonplace, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truism
Words Related to groaner

conventional wisdom, party line, routine

inanity

generality, generalization, simplification

adage, proverb, saw, saying

old wivesʼ tale, stereotype
Near Antonyms of groaner

profundity

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