hackneyed

Day 14Level 3

HAK-need

stale

rendered trite or commonplace by overuse; lacking in freshness

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

banal, cliched

Antonyms:

original, uncommon, new

Example Sentence:

The plot of the movie is just a hackneyed but it managed good returns in box office.

Related Words

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straying away from what is normal; temporary suppression

artificial obstacle

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artificial obstacle built across a river; an overwhelming quantity

obscene

BAW-dee

vulgar, obscene

scold

bih-REYT

to scold sharply; criticize

yellow metal

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any of the metal alloys consisting of copper and zinc

insincere talk

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insincere talk ; hypocrisy