hackney Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- unknown
- atypical
- enlivening
- galvanizing
- atypical
- uncommon
- gripping
- energizing
- stimulating
- involving
- animating
- unheard-of
- interesting
- exciting
- unclich-d
- galvanizing
- invigorating
- invigorating
- riveting
- unprecedented
- engaging
- absorbing
- extraordinary
- riveting
- absorbing
- engrossing
- animating
- intriguing
- enlivening
- unprecedented
- interesting
- engaging
- unusual
- unheard-of
- engrossing
- energizing
- unknown
- intriguing
- gripping
- unfamiliar
- unusual
- uncommon
- strange
- stimulating
- involving
- exciting
- extraordinary
- unfamiliar
- unclich-d
- strange
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- clich-d
- well-worn
- musty
- trite
- shopworn
- derivative
- obligatory
- cardboard
- timeworn
- cobwebby
- usual
- dull
- typical
- threadbare
- dusty
- banal
- tiring
- old
- standard
- clich-
- stale
- boring
- conventional
Weak:
- jejune
- pedestrian
- jading
- platitudinal
- routine
- canned
- stodgy
- tedious
- dreary
- uninteresting
- humdrum
- ordinary
- normal
- arid
- twice-told
- unoriginal
- cookie-cutter
- colorless
- dry
- prosaic
- tiresome
- barren
- old-fashioned
- moth-eaten
- wearying
- imitative
- rote
- tried-and-true
- unimaginative
- stock
- ponderous
- wearisome
- pedantic
- monotonous
- old-hat
- leaden
- tame
- heavy
- weary
- drab
- uninspired
- platitudinous
- stuffy
- drudging
- numbing
- ready-made
- flat
- vapid
- bromidic
Meaning of hackney
hackney (n)
a carriage for hire
a compact breed of harness horse
hackney (n.)
A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.
A horse or pony kept for hire.
A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
hackney (a.)
Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors.
hackney (v. t.)
To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.
To carry in a hackney coach.
hackney Sentence Examples
- The hackney carriage rattled down the cobblestone street, its wheels creaking.
- The horse-drawn hackney was a common sight in Victorian London.
- The driver of the hackney wore a distinctive uniform and hat.
- The fare for a hackney ride was regulated by law to prevent exploitation.
- The hackney was often used to transport goods and people to and from the market.
- In some cities, hackneys were painted bright colors to make them easily recognizable.
- The hackney was a reliable and convenient means of transportation, especially before the advent of automobiles.
- Some hackneys were converted into hearses to transport the dead.
- The word "hackney" has come to refer to any type of hired horse-drawn vehicle, including taxis and carriages.
- Despite being replaced by modern forms of transportation, hackneys still operate in some cities for ceremonial or tourist purposes.
FAQs About the word hackney
a carriage for hire, a compact breed of harness horseA horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony., A horse or pony kept for hire., A carriage kept for hire; a
cliche, hackneyed, stereotyped, hack, commonplace, tired,clichéd, well-worn, musty, trite
novel, new,new, unhackneyed, unhackneyed, novel, original, fresh, fresh, original
The hackney carriage rattled down the cobblestone street, its wheels creaking.
The horse-drawn hackney was a common sight in Victorian London.
The driver of the hackney wore a distinctive uniform and hat.
The fare for a hackney ride was regulated by law to prevent exploitation.
