| cornball(adjective, dull, set, flat, common) |
| counterword(noun, commonplace, saying, chestnut, corn) |
| deteriorated(adjective, tired, stale, shabby, exhausted) |
| dilapidated(adjective, shabby, damaged, tattered, tatty) |
| effete(adjective, dull, beat, hard, tired) |
| familiar tune(noun, expression, adjective, dull, flat) |
| flat(adjective, dull, set, hard, common) |
| frayed(adjective, tired, stale, shabby, exhausted) |
| hackneyed phrase(noun, expression, commonplace, saying, chestnut) |
| jaded |
| mildewed(adjective, dull, flat, conventional, trite) |
| moth-eaten(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat) |
| motto(noun, commonplace, saying, chestnut) |
| old-fashioned |
| old hat |
| old story(noun, expression, commonplace, saying, chestnut) |
| ordinary(adjective, dull, set, flat, common) |
| passé(adjective, dull, hard, old, sour) |
| platitude(commonplace, chestnut) |
| potboiler(noun, commonplace, saying, chestnut, corn) |