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triteness
noun as in cliché
noun as in commonplace
noun as in maudlinism
noun as in mawkishness
noun as in mushiness
noun as in platitude
Strong matches
noun as in sappiness
noun as in schmaltz
noun as in schmaltziness
noun as in sentimentalism
noun as in sentimentality
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in sloppiness
Example Sentences
The triteness makes us uncertain how much of his impassioned purging is the truth.
The secret is poised somewhere between triteness and disarming simplicity.
By probing so far into the tortuous difficulties of trying to live honestly, by embracing embarrassment and even, at times, triteness, they offer a strange reassurance.
“These stories avoid triteness by lingering on the daily, unassuming routines of their characters,” Claire Shaffer wrote in her review for The New York Times.
There are versions for neoliberals, YIMBYs, conservatives, conspiracists, fans of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and people irked by the triteness of the original sign.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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