CLICHÉS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

clichés

noun

variants also cliches

plural of cliché

as in tropes

an idea or expression that has been used by many people try to write a love story without resorting to well-worn clichés

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clichés

Noun

The series leads with a layer of referential humor, leaning on teen slasher-movie tropes, satanic panic lore, and familiar faces like Campbell, Camp, and Milly Shapiro, the unnerving girl from Hereditary.

Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Finn does pull off a couple of effective jump-scares, and his sound mixers certainly know how to ramp up the soundtrack with all the predictable tropes of this genre, but Smile 2 gets too bogged down with the travails of its lead woman under the influence.

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024

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