Synonyms for cliché
kliˈʃeɪ, klɪ-cliché

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1. clichénoun

   Synonyms:
   platitude

2. clichénoun

   Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.

   Kidnapping the love interest during a film is a bit of a cliché.

   Synonyms:
   platitude

3. clichénoun

   A stereotype (printing plate).

   Synonyms:
   platitude

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromidenoun

   a trite or obvious remark

   Synonyms:
   banality, commonplace, bromide, cliche, platitude

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1. • Remark
   • Truism

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1. List of paraphrases for "cliché":

   cliché, stereotype, platitude, clichéd, truism, commonplace, snapshot, photograph

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1. Mick Mulvaney:

   You hate to sound like a cliche, but are you better off than you were four years ago ? It's pretty simple, right ? ' It's the economy, stupid.' I think that's easy, people will vote for somebody they don't like if they think it's good for them.

2. Dad Archie Manning:

   Yeah, I haven't made up my mind, but I don't see Dad Archie Manning knowing that until after the season, whatever cliché you want to use, but I kind of stay in the moment and focus on the task at hand and just deal with this week. That's what I've done all season.

3. Eric Staal:

   You know, it’s the oldest cliché in hockey, but the fourth one’s going to be the hardest and we’re fortunate to have the opportunity at home and we’ll be ready to go in Game 6.

4. Editor Robin Muir:

   Vogue has been synonymous with fashion and photography ... for 100 years, it's the style bible, I mean that old cliché comes into play.

5. Peter Jackson:

   All these cliché, black and white, jerky kind of figures that we don't pay much attention to anymore... it suddenly turns them into human beings.