tritely
In hackneyed fashion
In a trite manner—using expressions or ideas so overused they've lost their force.
Someone who speaks tritely relies on clichés and worn phrases: He tritely observed that time heals all wounds.
The word criticizes lack of originality.
Overused and unoriginal
- platitudinousOverused and unoriginal
- stereotypedReduced to oversimplified traits
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
corny · shopworn · threadbare · worn-out · timeworn · moth-eaten · well-worn · bromidic
Unremarkable and frequent
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
unoriginal · bland · insipid · vapid · dull · flat · uninspired · monotonous
As was foreseen
- unsurprisinglyAs was foreseen
- inevitablySure to happen
- routinelyAs standard practice
- typicallyIn the usual manner
characteristically · customarily · habitually · reliably · dependably · foreseeably · boringly · mechanically
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
- platitudinousOverused and unoriginal
- stereotypedReduced to oversimplified traits
- formulaicFollowing a set template
conventional · corny · shopworn · threadbare · worn-out · timeworn · moth-eaten · well-worn · bromidic · overused
commonplace
Unremarkable and frequent
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
humdrum · unoriginal · bland · insipid · vapid · dull · flat · uninspired · monotonous · uninteresting
expectedly
As was foreseen
- unsurprisinglyAs was foreseen
- inevitablySure to happen
- routinelyAs standard practice
typically · characteristically · customarily · habitually · reliably · dependably · foreseeably · boringly · mechanically · automatically
tritelyoriginally
From the start
freshly · innovatively · creatively · imaginatively · inventively
tritelyprofoundly
To an extreme degree
insightfully · meaningfully · thoughtfully · substantively · importantly
- trite sayingOverused expression lacking originality