English Explanatory Dictionary

overused

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Used too much, or too often.
  2. Hackneyed or clichéd.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of overuse

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overused.wav

Word forms

overused more overused most overused

Etymology

From over- + used.

Synonyms

overdone overworked played out banal bathetic bromidic cheesy clichéd commonplace corny dog-eared hackneyed hoary overused pat shopworn stale threadbare timeworn tired trite warmed-over well-worn
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