Hackney
Hackney adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
Usage example: she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like “It isn't fair” and “Why me?”
Shopworn and hackney are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shopworn" instead an adjective "Hackney".
Nearby Word: hackneyed
Shopworn
Shopworn adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
Usage example: the shopworn suggestion to job applicants to “just be yourself”
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Shopworn and Hackney. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hackney/shopworn
Hackney & Shopworn. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hackney/shopworn>.
Shopworn or Hackney. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hackney/shopworn.
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