HyperDic: hackneyed

English > 1 sense of the word *hackneyed*:
ADJECTIVE	all	hackneyed, banal, commonplace, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn	repeated / repeated too often

hackneyed > pronunciation
Sounds	hhae'kniyd
Rhymes	able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd...

English > *hackneyed*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	repeated / repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
Example	"hackneyed phrases"
Synonyms	banal, commonplace, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
Broader	unoriginal	not original
Spanish	banal, gastado, manida, manido, sabida, sobada, sobado, trillada, trillado, trivial
Catalan	banal