cliche

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US/kliˈʃeɪ/

A form of cliché — Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.

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Meanings

nouncliche (plural cliches)

plural cliches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cliché.

    The snowcloneification was surely not far behind, since so many people would already have been familiar enough with this cliche of philosophy.

    2011 January 5, “I X therefore I am”, in The Snowclones Database
verbcliche (third-person singular simple present cliches, present participle clicheing, simple past and past participle cliched)

present singular third person cliches · participle present clicheing · participle past cliched · past cliched

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cliché.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna trite or obvious remark

Similar
platitudebanalitycommonplacebromide
Broader
remarkcommentinputtruism
Also see
banalitybromidecommonplacemaximplatitude

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chicle
Cite this entry
APA

cliche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliche

MLA

“cliche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliche. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cliche,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliche.

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