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单词 trite
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trite

And admittedly at first the outline sounds trite.It is not a story with a trite happy ending.It would be far too trite to say that rugby changed his life.He came out with the same trite phrase.More likely to divide are the whimsical nature of the story and the rather trite implied sentiment that music can unite.Is this just a trite observation?The worst thing was he left me for his secretary, which just sounds so trite.That the champagne was on ice for Texas was both a trite phrase and a fact. Sounds trite, but this makes a big difference.It sounds trite, but there is a serenity about her.The spokesman's trite assertion says it all.It sounds a trite phrase, but it is not.But it is not too trite to say that he wants to use his new rugby coaching skills to change the lives of others.Why invent something so trite?So it's difficult to get involved with the film's rather trite love story.It brings meaning to the trite reality show phrase 'going on a journey '.
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a remark or idea) commonplace and unoriginal
The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas.
Synonyms
unoriginal
worn
common
Earthquakes are fairly common in this part of the world.
stock
National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential.
ordinary
My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours.
tired
I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses.
routine
So many days are routine and uninteresting.
dull
They can both be rather dull.
stereotyped
Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas.
hack
ill-paid lectureships and hack writing
pedestrian
His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring.
commonplace
The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace.
stale
repeating stale jokes to kill the time
banal
The text is banal.
corny (slang)
I know it sounds corny, but I'm not motivated by money.
run-of-the-mill
I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student.
threadbare
the government's threadbare domestic policies
clichéd
uninspired
The script was singularly uninspired.
hackneyed
That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.
bromidic
Opposites
new
,
interesting
,
original
,
fresh
,
novel
,
exciting
,
unexpected
,
unfamiliar
,
uncommon
,
out-of-the-ordinary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of banal
Definition
lacking originality
The text is banal.
Synonyms
unoriginal,
stock,
ordinary,
boring,
tired,
routine,
dull,
everyday,
stereotypical,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
mundane,
tedious,
vanilla (slang),
dreary,
stale,
tiresome,
monotonous,
humdrum,
threadbare,
trite,
unimaginative,
uneventful,
uninteresting,
clichéd,
old hat,
mind-numbing,
hackneyed,
ho-hum (informal),
vapid,
repetitious,
wearisome,
platitudinous,
cliché-ridden,
unvaried
in the sense of common
Definition
frequently encountered
Earthquakes are fairly common in this part of the world.
Synonyms
usual,
standard,
daily,
regular,
ordinary,
familiar,
plain,
conventional,
routine,
frequent,
everyday,
customary,
commonplace,
vanilla (slang),
habitual,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
stock,
workaday,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
a dime a dozen
in the sense of commonplace
Definition
dull or unoriginal
The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace.
Synonyms
everyday,
common,
ordinary,
widespread,
pedestrian,
customary,
mundane,
vanilla (slang),
banal,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
dime-a-dozen (informal),
trite,
uninteresting

Nearby words of
trite

  • triple
  • triplet
  • tripper
  • trite
  • triturate
  • triumph
  • triumphant

Synonyms of 'trite'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of corny
Definition
unoriginal or oversentimental
I know it sounds corny, but I'm not motivated by money.
Synonyms
unoriginal,
banal,
trite,
hackneyed,
dull,
old-fashioned,
stereotyped,
commonplace,
feeble,
stale,
cheesy (informal),
old hat
in the sense of dull
Definition
not interesting
They can both be rather dull.
Synonyms
boring,
tedious,
dreary,
flat,
dry,
plain,
commonplace,
tiresome,
monotonous,
prosaic,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
unimaginative,
dozy,
uninteresting,
mind-numbing,
ho-hum (informal),
vapid,
as dry as dust
in the sense of hack
Definition
unoriginal or of a low standard
ill-paid lectureships and hack writing
Synonyms
unoriginal,
pedestrian,
mediocre,
poor,
tired,
stereotyped,
banal,
undistinguished,
uninspired
in the sense of hackneyed
Definition
(of a word or phrase) unoriginal and overused
That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.
Synonyms
clichéd,
stock,
tired,
common,
stereotyped,
pedestrian,
played out (informal),
commonplace,
worn-out,
stale,
overworked,
banal,
run-of-the-mill,
threadbare,
trite,
unoriginal,
timeworn
in the sense of ordinary
Definition
not special or different in any way
My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours.
Synonyms
commonplace,
plain,
modest,
humble,
stereotyped,
pedestrian,
mundane,
vanilla (slang),
stale,
banal,
unremarkable,
prosaic,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
homespun,
uninteresting,
workaday,
common or garden (informal),
unmemorable
in the sense of pedestrian
Definition
dull or commonplace
His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring.
Synonyms
dull,
flat,
ordinary,
boring,
commonplace,
mundane,
mediocre,
plodding,
banal,
prosaic,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
unimaginative,
uninteresting,
uninspired,
ho-hum (informal),
no great shakes (informal),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of routine
So many days are routine and uninteresting.
Synonyms
boring,
dull,
predictable,
tedious,
tiresome,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
unimaginative,
clichéd,
uninspired,
mind-numbing,
hackneyed,
unoriginal
in the sense of run-of-the-mill
Definition
ordinary or average
I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student.
Synonyms
ordinary,
middling,
average,
fair,
modest,
commonplace,
common,
vanilla (informal),
mediocre,
banal,
tolerable (informal),
passable,
undistinguished,
unimpressive,
unexciting,
unexceptional,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
no great shakes (informal),
dime-a-dozen (informal)
in the sense of stale
Definition
uninteresting from having been done or seen too many times
repeating stale jokes to kill the time
Synonyms
unoriginal,
banal,
trite,
common,
flat,
stereotyped,
commonplace,
worn-out,
antiquated,
threadbare,
old hat,
insipid,
hackneyed,
overused,
repetitious,
platitudinous,
cliché-ridden
in the sense of stereotyped
Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas.
Synonyms
unoriginal,
stock,
standard,
tired,
conventional,
played out,
stale,
banal,
standardized,
mass-produced,
corny (slang),
threadbare,
trite,
hackneyed,
overused,
platitudinous,
cliché-ridden

Additional synonyms

in the sense of stock
Definition
being a cliché
National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential.
Synonyms
hackneyed,
standard,
usual,
set,
routine,
stereotyped,
staple,
commonplace,
worn-out,
banal,
run-of-the-mill,
trite,
overused
in the sense of threadbare
Definition
having been used or expressed so often as to be no longer interesting
the government's threadbare domestic policies
Synonyms
hackneyed,
common,
tired,
stale,
corny (slang),
stock,
familiar,
conventional,
stereotyped,
commonplace,
well-worn,
trite,
clichéd,
overused,
cliché-ridden
in the sense of tired
Definition
having been used so often as to be no longer interesting
I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses.
Synonyms
hackneyed,
stale,
well-worn,
old,
stock,
familiar,
conventional,
corny (slang),
threadbare,
trite,
clichéd,
outworn
in the sense of uninspired
Definition
not particularly good or exciting
The script was singularly uninspired.
Synonyms
unexciting,
banal,
unimaginative,
stock,
ordinary,
dull,
indifferent,
commonplace,
vanilla (informal),
stale,
prosaic,
uninspiring,
humdrum,
uninteresting,
unoriginal
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