Cliche

//kliˈʃeɪ//

Synonyms for "cliche" (80 found)

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bromide abstraction banal banality banalness bathetic byword catch phrase catchword chestnut cliched commonness commonplace

Noun(3 words)

banality bromide commonplace

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comment input remark truism

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bromide

form of

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cliché

is a

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information overused expression police offers enjoy eating doughnuts

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The word "cliche" comes from French.

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It's a cliche, but it's true.

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With her green eye shadow and rabbit fur coat, Mary was cliche.

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The cream exploded into a cliche in the author's coffee mug.

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