All cliche synonyms

noun cliche

• overused — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
• adage — An adage is something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life.
• banality — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
• bromide — Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset.
• buzzword — A buzzword is a word or expression that has become fashionable in a particular field and is being used a lot by the media.
• commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
• motto — a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
• platitude — a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
• proverb — a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
• saying — what a person says or has to say.
• shibboleth — a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
• slogan — a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
• stereotype — 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.
• truism — a self-evident, obvious truth.
• triviality — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
• chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
• corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
• counterword — a word widely used in a sense much looser than its original meaning, such as tremendous or awful
• potboiler — a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
• prosaism — prosaic character or style.
• triteness — lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.