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trite(adjective, dull, set, mean, hard)
28
stale(adjective, dull, set, mean, beat)
21
commonplace(adjective, dull, set, hard, simple)
21
stereotyped(adjective, dull, set, hard, moderate)
20
banal(adjective, dull, set, hard, simple)
20
tired(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
18
threadbare(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
15
overused(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
14
unoriginal(adjective, dull, set, hard, moderate)
13
common(adjective, dull, set, hard, simple)
12
dull(adjective, set, hard, simple, flat)
12
platitudinous(adjective, dull, set, hard, simple)
12
well-worn(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
11
corny(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
10
shopworn(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
10
timeworn(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
8
clichéd(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
6
antiquated(adjective, dull, hard, last, original)
6
moth-eaten(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
6
musty(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
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