overquoted
Said too often
Overquoted describes something cited or repeated so often it has lost its freshness or impact.
An overquoted passage from Shakespeare or an overquoted statistic becomes cliché through repetition.
The word can also describe a person whose words are extracted too frequently: Einstein is overquoted on subjects he never addressed.
In business contexts, overquoted may mean given an excessive price estimate.
Trite, overused remark
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- bromideOverused phrase or chemical
chestnut · shopworn · old-hat · worn-out · threadbare · moth-eaten · timeworn · well-worn
Repeated focus phrase
- refrainAbstain from acting
- echoReflected sound wave
- reiterateSay something again
- redundantExceeding what's needed
parroted · rehashed · recited · repeated · chorus · verbatim · word-for-word · memorized
Thoroughly soaked through
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- overexposedToo much light captured
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
overworked · tired · stale · oversaturated · inescapable · recycled · regurgitated
Unchangingly dull
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- drearyDull and depressing
- predictableAble to be foreseen
uninspired · vapid · insipid · flat · lifeless · eye-roll · numbing · mind-numbing
platitude
Trite, overused remark
bromide · chestnut · shopworn · old-hat · worn-out · threadbare · moth-eaten · timeworn · well-worn · corny
mantra
Repeated focus phrase
redundant · parroted · rehashed · recited · repeated · chorus · verbatim · word-for-word · memorized
saturated
Thoroughly soaked through
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- overexposedToo much light captured
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
pervasive · overworked · tired · stale · oversaturated · inescapable · recycled · regurgitated
monotonous
Unchangingly dull
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- drearyDull and depressing
predictable · uninspired · vapid · insipid · flat · lifeless · eye-roll · numbing · mind-numbing
overquotedunderquoted
Priced below true value
unquoted · obscure · neglected · overlooked · undiscovered
overquotedfresh
Newly made, not stale
original · novel · undiscovered · surprising · unfamiliar
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