trite (Meaning)
trite (s)
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
trite (a.)
Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.
Synonyms & Antonyms of trite
Synonyms:
- conventional
- musty
- timeworn
- obligatory
- tiring
- banal
- commonplace
- cliche
- hackney
- old
- threadbare
- cardboard
- usual
- typical
- stale
- hack
- cliched
- shopworn
- boring
Antonyms:
- animating
- involving
- uncliched
- strange
- unknown
- unknown
- unheard-of
- absorbing
- unusual
- unheard-of
- enlivening
- involving
- unfamiliar
- riveting
- unfamiliar
- enlivening
- animating
- riveting
- strange
- uncliched
- unprecedented
- extraordinary
- galvanizing
- extraordinary
- gripping
- uncommon
- absorbing
- uncommon
- energizing
- invigorating
- atypical
- atypical
- unaccustomed
- unprecedented
- gripping
- galvanizing
- unaccustomed
- unusual
- energizing
- invigorating
Synonyms:
- vapid
- colorless
- undramatic
- heavy
- dull
- weary
- ponderous
- old-fashioned
- derivative
- well-worn
- unoriginal
- imitative
- prosaic
- cobwebby
- monotonous
- moth-eaten
- humdrum
- tedious
- rote
- normal
- wearying
- dusty
- ordinary
- routine
- stock
- ready-made
- dry
- tried-and-true
- drab
- bromidic
- uninteresting
- canned
- twice-told
- platitudinous
- dreary
- tiresome
- wearisome
- leaden
- uninspired
- pedantic
- arid
- numbing
- cookie-cutter
- unimaginative
- pedestrian
- tame
- standard
- barren
- stuffy
- jejune
- stodgy
Antonyms:
trite Sentence Examples
- The speaker's trite platitudes did little to inspire the audience.
- The screenplay was filled with trite tropes that had been repeated countless times.
- Her trite excuses for being late were met with little sympathy.
- The politician's trite campaign promises were nothing more than empty rhetoric.
- The actor's trite performance lacked depth and emotional authenticity.
- The author's trite metaphors and similes failed to elevate the writing.
- The trite greeting card message failed to convey the sender's genuine feelings.
- The trite advice offered by the self-help guru was nothing new or insightful.
- The trite clichés uttered by the motivational speaker fell flat.
- The trite plot twist at the end of the novel was predictable and unoriginal.
FAQs About the word trite
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuseWorn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remar
hackneyed, stereotyped, tired,cliche, conventional, musty, timeworn, obligatory, tiring, banal
interesting, interesting, unhackneyed, engrossing, fresh,novel, fresh, novel, intriguing, new
The speaker's trite platitudes did little to inspire the audience.
The screenplay was filled with trite tropes that had been repeated countless times.
Her trite excuses for being late were met with little sympathy.
The politician's trite campaign promises were nothing more than empty rhetoric.
