| cornball(adjective, dull, set, simple, flat) |
| familiar tune(expression, usual, tired, obvious, stale) |
| feeble(adjective, dull, unsophisticated, trite, hackneyed) |
| fusty(adjective, dull, hard, tired, old) |
| gushy(adjective, soft, informal, sweet, affected) |
| humdrum(adjective, dull, common, stupid, ordinary) |
| insipid(adjective, dull, hard, soft, tender) |
| jejune(adjective, dull, soft, flat, sweet) |
| maudlin(adjective, soft, happy, tender, perfect) |
| mawkish(adjective, dull, hard, soft, tender) |
| melodramatic(adjective, trite) |
| mundane(adjective, common, stupid, ordinary, usual) |
| nostalgic(soft, happy, sweet, affected, sloppy) |
| obsolete(tired, odd, old, stale, primitive) |
| old-hat(adjective, tired, odd, out, old) |
| out-of-date(hard, tired, odd, old, sour) |
| outdated(tired, odd, old, stale, primitive) |
| outmoded(tired, odd, old, stale, primitive) |
| outworn(adjective, odd, old, primitive, unfashionable) |
| overused(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat) |