hackneyed[adjective]Synonyms: unoriginal, clichéd, commonplace, overworked, stale, stereotyped, stock, threadbare, tired, trite
Antonyms: unhackneyed
Related Words: antediluvian,
antiquated,
archaic,
obsolete,
outmoded,
out-of-date,
conventional,
everyday,
quotidian,
stock,
moth-eaten [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
hack‧neyed /ˈhæknid/
adjective[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: hackney 'to use (a horse) for ordinary riding, to use (something) too much' (16-19 centuries), from hackney 'horse for ordinary riding' (14-20 centuries), probably from Hackney, area in London, England where horses were once kept]
a hackneyed phrase is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often
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