Average and Hackneyed

Average

Average adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

Hackneyed and average are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hackneyed" instead an adjective "Average".

Nearby Words: aver, averaged, averaging, averager

Hackneyed

Hackneyed adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

Average and hackneyed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Average" instead an adjective "Hackneyed".

Nearby Word: hackney

Both words in one sentence

  • Becoming the Mask A man who keeps trying to emotionally manipulate his love interest slowly becomes "The Tragedian", a false personality given to hackneyed dramatic gestures]and his real, honest (if average) personality gradually shrinks away to nothing.
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