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Antonyms for overused
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-yooz; noun oh-ver-yoos |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈyuz; noun ˈoʊ vərˈyus |
Definition of overused
Origin :- also over-use, 1862, from over- + use (n.).
- adj trite
- And the overused "editorial we" has now passed entirely from the news article.
- Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
- The voice will keep, and it will be sweeter and fresher if it is not overused in childhood.
- Extract from : « Great Singers on the Art of Singing » by James Francis Cooke
- His voice was sensitive to liquids, but he overused the word "glorious."
- Extract from : « Main Street » by Sinclair Lewis
- Also, he comes to know the full meaning of that overused and abused word—service.
- Extract from : « How To Write Special Feature Articles » by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
Synonyms for overused
- banal
- bathetic
- bromidic
- chain
- cliché
- cliched
- common
- commonplace
- cornball
- corny
- drained
- dull
- exhausted
- familiar tune
- flat
- hackneyed
- hokey
- jejune
- mildewed
- moth-eaten
- musty
- old hat
- ordinary
- overworked
- pedestrian
- platitudinal
- platitudinous
- prosaic
- ready-made
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- set
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- stock
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- uninspired
- unoriginal
- used-up
- vapid
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn
- worn-out
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