clichéd

adjective

cli·​chéd klē-ˈshād How to pronounce clichéd (audio)
ˈklē-ˌshād,
kli-ˈshād
1
: marked by or abounding in clichés
2
: hackneyed
a clichéd phrase

Examples of clichéd in a Sentence

The comedian was booed offstage after telling another clichéd knock-knock joke.
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In the new Hulu show Interior Chinatown, a background actor trapped playing different cliched Asian characters on a police procedural gets involved in Chinatown’s crime scene. Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024 There are subtle hints of green — namely in the shamrock brooch — but Weber wanted to move away from the need for cliched green to represent her homeland. Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 24 July 2024 How to Die Alone definitely finds its groove mid-season as the show moves forward in a way that’s comfortably predictable yet never cliched. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024 Unfortunately, this practice makes all digital content look the same: robotic, devoid of emotion, cliched, meaningless, and lacking personality or natural flavor. Rachel Wells, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 There’s an easy, cliched way to sound design drunkenness. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024 Lyrics make nods to cliched sentiments that could have been sung by both Jone Jett and Aaron Carter. Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 Sep. 2024 The bottom line: Some lines are old and a bit cliched, but still be true. Neil Irwin, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024 Actually, gift-giving is not obligatory, and the range of gift options for Father's Day has moved on from the cliched socks, ties, or slippers of our youth to include all the treasures that Amazon Prime has to offer and more. Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of clichéd was in 1925

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“Clichéd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clich%C3%A9d. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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