11
hackneyed(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
11
stale(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
11
tired(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
10
threadbare(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
9
stereotyped(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
9
trite(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
6
banal(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
5
commonplace(noun, adjective, dull, set, hard)
5
stereotypic(adjective, dull, flat, excite, usual)
5
timeworn(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
4
bromidic(adjective, excite, usual, trite)
4
overworked(adjective, excite, usual)
4
shopworn(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
4
stereotypical(adjective, dull, flat, excite, usual)
4
warmed-over(adjective, dull, flat, excite, usual)
4
well-worn(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
3
common(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
3
corny(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
3
musty(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
3
old(adjective, beat, hard, tired, sour)
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