What is another word for cliches?

Pronunciation: [klˈiːʃe͡ɪɪz] (IPA)

Cliches are overused phrases that have lost their original meaning or impact. Synonyms for cliches can be used to avoid repetitive language in writing or speaking. Some synonyms include trite phrases, hackneyed expressions, stale sayings, overworked idioms, worn-out words, and tired cliches. Using these interchangeable terms can help to convey your message in a fresh and creative way while avoiding language that may be considered trite or predictable. It is important to keep in mind that using new or original language can help to engage your audience and convey your message in a way that is both memorable and effective.

What are the paraphrases for Cliches?

Paraphrases are restatements of text or speech using different words and phrasing to convey the same meaning.
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What are the hypernyms for Cliches?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Cliches

But 'Sacrificed herself for her husband and her children,'-why, that the commonest of cliches.
"This Freedom"
A. S. M. Hutchinson
It was the same when Gorman blared out his stereotyped abuse of financiers, his well-worn cliches about money kings and poison spiders.
"Gossamer 1915"
George A. Birmingham
That is one of the good old cliches that came back to me during my walk.
"The Cardinal's Snuff-Box"
Henry Harland

Famous quotes with Cliches

  • We just kind saw the images and knew the cliches, so to have the opportunity to go there and learn something about Russian music and about Russian people and to see things apart from being a tourist.
    Marc Almond
  • Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.
    Harold Evans
  • It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
    Stephen Fry
  • Our writers are full of cliches just as old barns are full of bats. There is obviously no rule about this, except that anything that you suspect of being a cliche undoubtedly is one and had better be removed.
    Wolcott Gibbs
  • In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins.
    Newt Gingrich

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