as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull
the film's clichéd story of an underdog who overcomes insurmountable odds to win
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Recent Examples of clichéd
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clichéd
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Founded by artists who grew up in Maryvale, Salcido said the purpose of Labor is to be the bridge that shows the artistic capacity and potential of Maryvale because the neighborhood is too often stereotyped, underrepresented and ignored.David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Chicano artists also critically reexamined stereotyped figures, such as the pachuco and pachuca, and retold current and historic events through artworks that questioned hegemonic narratives.Mary Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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The same tired thoughts, predictable excuses, and familiar limiting beliefs play on repeat in your mind, keeping you stuck in patterns that don't serve your growth.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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By the time Odysseus washes ashore, battered and weakened, even her son, Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), has grown tired of her indecision, hoping to move on from the limbo of waiting.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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But the hackneyed drama hasn’t mustered much enthusiasm from critics or moviegoers, and was unsurprisingly overlooked in the Globes’ best drama category.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Revelations that are supposed to be moving and heartfelt feel hackneyed and clichéd, and it’s not helped by Shyamalan’s amateurish performance.Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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The trite story sends Crowe’s slick investment banker to his late uncle’s rundown château and estate in Provence, where he’s supposed to ready the property for sale, but winds up falling in sync with its soul-soothing rhythms.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Her confidence turns the trite line into a power move.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 16 July 2024
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“Clichéd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clich%C3%A9d. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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