triteness
Overused phrase syndrome
Triteness is the quality of being worn out from overuse—ideas, expressions, or sentiments so familiar they've lost their force.
The triteness of a phrase like "at the end of the day" makes careful writers avoid it.
The speech suffered from triteness; every line was a cliché.
Trite, overused remark
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- truismStatement needing no proof
- chestnutOverused joke or edible nut
- sawPast of perceive
adage · bromide · old-hat · shopworn · threadbare · moth-eaten · well-worn · corny
Depleted through overuse
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- staleNo longer fresh
- mustyStale from dampness
- dustyCoated with fine particles
outdated · passé · dated · rehashed · recycled · overworked · overused · exhausted
Function's rate of change
- unoriginalNot new or novel
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- unimaginativeLacking creative originality
- imitativeCopying others' style
copycat · secondhand · borrowed · predictable · stereotyped · cookie-cutter · paint-by-numbers · by-the-book
Dull, without depth
- insipidWithout flavor or interest
- blandLacking distinctive qualities
- flatLacking vertical variation
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
pedestrian · lackluster · lifeless · spiritless · colorless · anemic · watered-down · wishy-washy
Commonplace, lacking excitement
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- everydayOccurring each day
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
run-of-the-mill · garden-variety · ordinary · mediocre · undistinguished · unremarkable · average · middling
platitude
Trite, overused remark
saw · adage · bromide · old-hat · shopworn · threadbare · moth-eaten · well-worn · corny · timeworn
worn-out
Depleted through overuse
dusty · outdated · passé · dated · rehashed · recycled · overworked · overused · exhausted · spent
derivative
Function's rate of change
- unoriginalNot new or novel
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- unimaginativeLacking creative originality
imitative · copycat · secondhand · borrowed · predictable · stereotyped · cookie-cutter · paint-by-numbers · by-the-book · conventional
vapid
Dull, without depth
prosaic · pedestrian · lackluster · lifeless · spiritless · colorless · anemic · watered-down · wishy-washy · milquetoast
mundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- everydayOccurring each day
- routineRegular sequence of actions
humdrum · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety · ordinary · mediocre · undistinguished · unremarkable · average · middling · workaday
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- writing flawstypos, spelling errors, plot hole, plot holes, cliche
- Clichéscliche, platitude, bromide, chestnut, hackneyed saying
- sentimentalitymawkish, schmaltzy, saccharine, treacly, cloying
- superficialityshallowness, superficiality, hollowness, emptiness, skin deep
tritenessoriginality
Novel creative quality
freshness · novelty · uniqueness · inventiveness · creativity
tritenessprofundity
Intellectual or emotional depth
depth · insightfulness · meaningfulness · substance · insight