trite[adjective]Synonyms: unoriginal, banal, clichéd, commonplace, hackneyed, stale, stereotyped, threadbare, tired
Antonyms: fresh, original
Contrasted words: first, new, seminal, novel, unique, creative, imaginative, uncopied, memorable, distinctive
Related Words: common,
ordinary,
banal,
dull,
flat,
jejune,
mildewed,
vapid,
bedridden,
drained,
exhausted,
used-up,
bromidic,
platitudinous,
prosaic,
ready-made,
set,
stock [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
trite /traɪt/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: tritus, past participle of terere 'to rub, wear out']
a trite remark, idea etc is boring, not new, and insincere:
Her remarks sounded trite and ill-informed.—triteness noun [uncountable]—tritely adverb:
tritely familiar replies [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲