The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché.
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Cliché
/kliˈʃeɪ/
Synonyms for "cliché" (32 found)
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Noun(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
french cliché
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Noun(15 words)
predictablestalestereotypestereotypedstereotypesstereotypystock imagestock phrasestock tropetritetritenesstropetruismtruismswarhorses
Adjective(1 words)
well worn refrain
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12 entriescharacteristicconceptconventionalityexpressionidealiterary devicephraseplot devicepredictabilityqualitystereotypingunoriginality
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12 entriescatchphraseclichédnesscultural stereotypeformulaic stylinghackneyed tropestereotypystock imagestock phrasestock phrasingstock tropestock visualstrite trope
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10 entriescliched imagerycliched languagecliché phrasecliché thinkingclichéd expressionhackneyed phraseoverused expressionstock phrasestock phrasingtrite trope
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3 entriesclichésmore clichedmost cliched
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4 entriesSample sentences
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I know it's a bit of a cliché, but love really does conquer all.
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Clever got me this far Then tricky got me in Eye on what I'm after I don't need another friend Smile and drop the cliche Till you think I'm listening Take just what I came for Then I'm out the door again
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Don’t believe what they’re saying everything’s is gonna change How could it be ever the same? It’s just a cliché fading Till we go our separate ways
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