TRITE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRITE?

Need another word that means the same as “trite”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “trite” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Trite” are: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, well-worn, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid, ordinary, common, conventional, stereotyped, predictable

Trite as an Adjective

Definitions of "Trite" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trite” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse.
• Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.

Synonyms of "Trite" as an adjective (18 Words)

banal	So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal repeated words.
clichéd	Repeated regularly without thought or originality.
common	Common to or shared by two or more parties. For the common good.
commonplace	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. The usual commonplace remarks.
conventional	(of weapons or power) non-nuclear. Conventional wisdom.
hackneyed	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Hackneyed phrases.
old-hat	Out of fashion.
ordinary	Lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered. An ordinary wine.
platitudinous	(of a remark or statement) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed. This may sound platitudinous.
predictable	Able to be predicted. The characters are stereotyped and extremely predictable.
shopworn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Shopworn merchandise at half price.
stereotyped	Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality. Stereotyped phrases of condolence.
stock	Of a product or type of product usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale. The stock characters in every cowboy film.
threadbare	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. We huddle round a cassette deck in a threadbare rehearsal room.
timeworn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Parroting some timeworn axiom.
tired	In need of sleep or rest; weary. I have to look after these animals when you get tired of them.
vapid	Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest. A vapid conversation.
well-worn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.

Usage Examples of "Trite" as an adjective

• This point may now seem obvious and trite.
• The trite metaphor `hard as nails.
• His remarks were trite and commonplace.

Associations of "Trite" (30 Words)

antique	Shop for antiques. Pauline loves collecting antiques.
banal	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Songs with banal repeated words.
banality	A trite or obvious remark. There is an essential banality to the story he tells.
bathetic	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A bathetic novel.
boredom	The feeling of being bored by something tedious. I ll die of boredom if I live that long.
boring	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. A boring evening with uninteresting people.
bromide	A reproduction or piece of typesetting on bromide paper. Feel good bromides create the illusion of problem solving.
cliche	A trite or obvious remark.
commonplace	A notable passage in a work copied into a commonplace book. Air travel has now become commonplace.
dull	Make dull or blunt. The knife was too dull to be of any use.
ennui	The feeling of being bored by something tedious. He succumbed to ennui and despair.
faded	Reduced in strength. The faded tones of an old recording.
hackneyed	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Hackneyed phrases.
humdrum	Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. An escape from the humdrum of his life.
mawkish	Having a faint sickly flavour. The mawkish smell of warm beer.
median	Denoting the middle term or mean of the middle two terms of a series arranged in order of magnitude For example the median number of the series 55 62 76 85 93 is 76. The median duration of this treatment was four months.
mediocrity	Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding. The team suddenly came good after years of mediocrity.
monotony	Constancy of tone or pitch or inflection. He had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work.
old	Past times especially in the phrase in days of old. Old country.
platitude	A trite or obvious remark. She began uttering liberal platitudes.
sentimental	Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. A sentimental ballad.
shopworn	(of an article) made dirty or imperfect by being displayed or handled in a shop; shop-soiled. He brought out some shopworn lettuce.
simple	(of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component. The simple truth.
simplistic	Characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity. Simplistic arguments of the ruling party.
stock	Supply with livestock. Geographically separate stocks of some species are recognized.
tedium	The state or quality of being tedious. The tedium of car journeys.
threadbare	Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through. Tatty rooms with threadbare carpets.
timeworn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Parroting some timeworn axiom.
unremarkable	Not particularly interesting or surprising. An unremarkable house.
wearisome	Causing one to feel tired or bored. They insisted on his presence at wearisome musical soir es.