adjective

• (of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness.

  ‘this point may now seem obvious and trite’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Quibbling about definitions of freedom is a trite response to a serious issue.’
  • ‘Her questions were trite and her lack of contact with literature all too apparent.’
  • ‘This is more than the trite truism that there is a thin line between love and hate.’
  • ‘They say that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat trite sayings.’
  • ‘It's a trite and hackneyed old platitude - but sometimes, you do just have to stop and look at what's around you.’
  • ‘Yet much of what we call poetry consists of trite or false ideas in sublime language.’
  • ‘If only they had used biblical language at least it would have sounded less trite, hackneyed and cliched.’
  • ‘The trouble with clichés is that they are so often true, even if trite and overused.’
  • ‘You're saying that every idea expressed in the movie is utterly trite and pedestrian.’
  • ‘This may sound trite, but you cannot afford not to experience this four-day workshop.’
  • ‘It seems almost trite to say it is a major disaster but it is difficult to find words to express the significance of this second attack.’
  • ‘It is certainly not a quality that should be derided or dismissed as trite - it can be studied, and it can be learned.’
  • ‘Sadly the rest of the second half was trite to the point of boredom.’
  • ‘Children need to be aware of the real world, not force-fed trite fairytales.’
  • ‘You might say that this is a trite example, but that's a value judgement.’
  • ‘The answers range from the dismissive and the trite to the droll and unexpectedly sincere.’
  • ‘It manages to be about several things at once, without seeming confusing or trite.’
  • ‘The lyrics are trite and valuable ink has been wasted in printing them.’
  • ‘It may sound trite but we all must accept the cards that Providence deals to us.’
  • ‘It makes me shiver to think that you could put such trite, sad lyrics to such an upbeat rhythm.’

  Synonyms

  hackneyed, banal, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid, commonplace, ordinary, common, stock, conventional, stereotyped, predictable

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