Synonyms of tropes

tropes

noun

plural of trope

as in clichés

an idea or expression that has been used by many people

a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes

the narrative trope of two rival characters falling in love by the end of the story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clichés
• commonplaces
• truisms
• sayings
• platitudes
• bromides
• banalities
• chestnuts
• proverbs
• shibboleths
• stereotypes
• homilies
• groaners
• generalizations
• party lines
• inanities
• routines
• adages
• simplifications
• saws
• generalities
• conventional wisdoms
• old wives' tales

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• profundities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tropes

Diaz centers music as the emotional vehicle that provides a philosophical structure for the character tropes and in turn psychologically seduces the audience to internalize certain ideas of social dynamics. — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Serious life moments aside, the show can’t resist treating these two as a classic sitcom couple and play up the requisite tropes. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

The video has so many of Taylor’s favorite tropes—weddings that turn into a mess, metaphorically breaking glass, red wine spilling, mad women, chatty ghosts, symbolic houses. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Pledging love and respecting someone or a relationship can make people feel so uncomfortable that leaning into these tropes of life can feel humorous, and that’s where the laughs from a Hallmark film come from. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Relying on the tropes rather than having fun with them, thwarting them. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

There are many factors that contribute to violence against women in Mexico, experts say, including gender inequality, pervasive sexist tropes and a high rate of impunity for killing women. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, Yudkowsky took such tropes of rebellion and rule-breaking and built a philosophical apparatus around them. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026

Come for the deep dive into mankind’s favorite building material, stay for his detours into everything from Hallmark screenwriting tropes to the lost Yuletide recordings of the late DMX. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026