cliches
noun/kliːˈʃeɪz/
Frequency rank: #15,524 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
overused expressions or ideas that have lost their original impact.
Example sentence
His speech was full of cliches like 'every cloud has a silver lining' and 'time heals all wounds'.
Synonyms & related words
- platitudes
- stereotypes
- banalities
- truisms
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