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Hackneyed vs Cliched - What's the difference?

hackneyed | cliched |

Cliched is a synonym of hackneyed.



As adjectives the difference between hackneyed and cliched

is that hackneyed is repeated too often while clichéd is repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.

As a verb hackneyed

is past tense of hackney.

hackneyed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Repeated too often.
    • The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.

    Synonyms

    * banal, commonplace, , shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hackney)

    • cliched

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cliched * (rare)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.

    • Synonyms

    * See also