Synonyms for trite
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : trahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : traɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for trite Other synonyms for the word trite
- cornball
- drained
- exhausted
- familiar tune
- flat
- hokey
- jejune
- mildewed
- moth-eaten
- musty
- old hat
- ordinary
- pedestrian
- platitudinous
- prosaic
- ready-made
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- set
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stock
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- uninspired
- unoriginal
- used-up
- vapid
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn
- worn-out
Définition of trite
Origin :- 1540s, from Latin tritus "worn, familiar," from past participle of terere "to rub, wear down" (see throw (v.)).
- adj silly, commonplace
- Instinct is a sure guide, it always tends to what is useful and trite.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- For a while they talked of trite and inconsequential things.
- Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
- It would be trite to dwell on the particulars of her after story.
- Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving
- It is a trite remark that diamonds can be polished only by diamond dust.
- Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
- This last jest is so trite to-day as to be absolutely threadbare.
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 » by Various
- It is a trite and tedious exclamation—an axiom past disputing.
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 » by Various
- Such reflections as these, however,129 are trite and must occur to every mind.
- Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 » by Various
- "Now then," said my companion, as this trite quotation was passing through my mind.
- Extract from : « Acadia » by Frederic S. Cozzens
- Many letters were sent to me—most of them trite, many of them foolish.
- Extract from : « Tea-Table Talk » by Jerome K. Jerome
- To be trite, I am what I am, and have accepted it calmly, as you shall in time.
- Extract from : « Each Man Kills » by Victoria Glad
Antonyms for trite
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