Cliche Synonyms

22 cliche synonyms include platitude, hackneyed phrase, commonplace, banality, truism, trite phrase, banal phrase, overworked phrase, and bromide. Cliche is a noun, and its antonyms are originality and novelty. Here are some additional synonyms for "cliche" with example sentences.

Another word for Cliche

22 other ways to say cliche.

  • truism  
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  • trite phrase  
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  • tag  
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  • stock phrase  
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  • saying  
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  • saw
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  • platitude  
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  • phrase  
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  • overworked phrase  
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  • old chestnut  
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  • maxim  
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  • hackneyed phrase  
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  • formula  
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  • expression
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  • dictum  
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  • commonplace  
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  • bromide  
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  • banal phrase  
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  • banality  
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  • apophthegm  
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  • aphorism  
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  • adage
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Use cliche in a Sentence

Critics dismissed it as pure cliche.

Every twist in the story was a cliche.

Follow your heart" is a common cliche.

Her speech relied on every cliche imaginable.

It sounded like a cliche, but it was true.

That ending was a total cliche.

Using that phrase is such a cliche.