27 entries under overused topic. ×

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proverb(noun, expression, knowledge, moral, commonplace)
18
saying(noun, moral, commonplace, instruction, chestnut)
13
slogan(noun, expression, commonplace, saying, chestnut)
7
truism(noun, significance, meaning, statement, truth)
3
commonplace(noun, saying, chestnut, saw, proverb)
3
platitude(noun, commonplace, plate, saying, chestnut)
2
chestnut(noun, commonplace, plate, ordinariness)
1
banality(noun, common, commonplace, ordinariness, chestnut)
1
boiler plate(noun, expression, commonplace, chestnut)
1
bromide(noun, commonplace, chestnut)
1
buzzword(noun, commonplace, plate, chestnut, proverb)
1
corn(noun, commonplace, plate, ordinariness, chestnut)
1
counterword(commonplace, chestnut)
1
familiar tune(expression, commonplace, plate, chestnut)
1
hackneyed phrase(expression, commonplace, chestnut)
1
old story(expression, commonplace, chestnut)
1
potboiler(commonplace, chestnut)
1
prosaism(noun, commonplace, plate, ordinariness, chestnut)
1
rubber stamp(expression, commonplace, chestnut)
1
shibboleth(commonplace, saying, chestnut, proverb, axiom)
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APASmart Define. (2016). adage thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/adage/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "adage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/adage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, adage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/adage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "adage thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/adage/thesaurus/synonyms>