adjective
used or occurring so often as to have lost interest, freshness, or force
unrequited love has become a trite theme
Synonyms: bathetic, chain, cliché, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hack, hackneyed, musty, old hat, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, twice-told, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out
Related Word: common, ordinary; banal, dull, flat, jejune, mildewed, vapid; bedridden, drained, exhausted, used-up; bromidic, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, set, stock
Contrasted words: first, new, seminal; novel, unique; creative, imaginative; uncopied; memorable; distinctive
Antonyms: fresh, original