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familiar tune
adjective as in commonplace
adjective as in hackneyed
adjective as in overused
adjective as in platitudinal
Weak matches
- banal
- bathetic
- bromidic
- cliched
- clichéd
- common
- commonplace
- cornball
- corny
- drained
- dull
- exhausted
- flat
- hackneyed
- hokey
- jejune
- mildewed
- moth-eaten
- musty
- old hat
- ordinary
- overused
- overworked
- pedestrian
- platitudinous
- prosaic
- ready-made
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- set
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- stock
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- uninspired
- unoriginal
- used-up
- vapid
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn
- worn-out
adjective as in platitudinous
Weak matches
- banal
- bathetic
- bromidic
- clichéd
- common
- commonplace
- cornball
- corny
- drained
- dull
- exhausted
- flat
- hackneyed
- hokey
- jejune
- mildewed
- moth-eaten
- musty
- old hat
- ordinary
- overused
- overworked
- pedestrian
- platitudinal
- prosaic
- ready-made
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- set
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- stock
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- uninspired
- unoriginal
- used-up
- vapid
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn
- worn-out
adjective as in stereotypical
Strongest matches
Strong match
adjective as in trite
Weak matches
adjective as in warmed-over
Weak matches
- banal
- bathetic
- bromidic
- clichéd
- common
- commonplace
- cornball
- corny
- drained
- dull
- exhausted
- flat
- hackneyed
- hokey
- jejune
- mildewed
- moth-eaten
- musty
- old hat
- ordinary
- overused
- overworked
- pedestrian
- platitudinal
- platitudinous
- prosaic
- ready-made
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- set
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- stock
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- uninspired
- unoriginal
- used-up
- vapid
- well-worn
- worn
- worn-out
noun as in banality
Strongest match
noun as in cliché
noun as in platitude
Strong matches
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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