hackney Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- exciting
- exciting
- animating
- unknown
- unheard-of
- animating
- unprecedented
- uncommon
- enlivening
- energizing
- riveting
- unfamiliar
- engaging
- stimulating
- enlivening
- engrossing
- atypical
- atypical
- interesting
- stimulating
- invigorating
- absorbing
- strange
- unusual
- galvanizing
- unheard-of
- engaging
- uncommon
- involving
- riveting
- unprecedented
- intriguing
- extraordinary
- engrossing
- galvanizing
- unknown
- unclich-d
- unclich-d
- gripping
- involving
- unusual
- energizing
- gripping
- strange
- invigorating
- interesting
- absorbing
- unfamiliar
- intriguing
- extraordinary
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- shopworn
- old
- tiring
- musty
- clich-
- derivative
- trite
- dusty
- threadbare
- cobwebby
- timeworn
- well-worn
- standard
- clich-d
- usual
- banal
- obligatory
- boring
- cardboard
- stale
- typical
- dull
- conventional
Weak:
- jejune
- stodgy
- unoriginal
- stuffy
- dry
- vapid
- leaden
- imitative
- wearisome
- bromidic
- flat
- stock
- uninspired
- pedantic
- platitudinal
- heavy
- tiresome
- platitudinous
- old-fashioned
- twice-told
- moth-eaten
- wearying
- old-hat
- normal
- ponderous
- arid
- pedestrian
- ready-made
- uninteresting
- monotonous
- weary
- unimaginative
- drudging
- cookie-cutter
- routine
- tried-and-true
- ordinary
- barren
- colorless
- tame
- rote
- drab
- prosaic
- tedious
- dreary
- numbing
- humdrum
- canned
- jading
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, tired, hack, commonplace, stereotyped, shopworn,old, tiring, musty
original, unhackneyed,new, fresh, unhackneyed, original, fresh, novel, new, novel
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.
