Common and Hackneyed

Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.

Hackneyed is a synonym for common in low topic. In some cases you can use "Hackneyed" instead an adjective "Common", when it comes to topics like speech, average, commonplace, banal.

Nearby Words: commonplace, commonly, commons, commonality, commonness

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

Common is a synonym for hackneyed in speech topic. You can use "Common" instead an adjective "Hackneyed", if it concerns topics such as commonplace, trite, banal.

Nearby Word: hackney