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- [klee-sheyd, kli-]
- /kliˈʃeɪd, klɪ-/
- /ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klee-sheyd, kli-]
- /kliˈʃeɪd, klɪ-/
Definitions of cliched word
- adjective cliched If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue. 4
- adjective cliched full of clichés 2
- adjective cliched trite; stereotyped 2
- adjective cliched full of or characterized by clichés: a clichéd, boring speech. 1
- adjective cliched representing or expressing a cliché or stereotype; trite; hackneyed; commonplace: the old clichéd argument that girls are more affectionate than boys. 1
- noun cliched Alternative spelling of clichéd. 1
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Origin of cliched
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; cliché + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Cliched
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cliched popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
cliched usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cliched
adj cliched
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- quintessential — of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- classic — A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have.
- conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
adjective cliched
- usual — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- out-of-date — gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.
- silly — weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
Antonyms for cliched
adj cliched
- atypical — Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
- unique — existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
- intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
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