Hackneyed and Shopworn

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

Usage example: it's hackneyed, but true—the more you save the more you earn

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Shopworn is a synonym for hackneyed in excite topic. In some cases you can use "Shopworn" instead an adjective "Hackneyed".

Nearby Word: hackney

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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Hackneyed is a synonym for shopworn in excite topic. You can use "Hackneyed" instead an adjective "Shopworn".

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Shopworn and Hackneyed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hackneyed/shopworn

Hackneyed & Shopworn. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hackneyed/shopworn>.

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