hackneyed
adjective/ˈhæknid/
/ˈhæknid/
- used too often and therefore boring synonym clichéd
- a hackneyed phrase/subject
Extra Examples- He doesn't fit the hackneyed image of the computer nerd.
- The artist should be careful to avoid hackneyed subjects.
- There was truth in that hackneyed old saying in show business, ‘Fame costs.’
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHackneyed is used with these nouns:- image
- phrase
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