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clichéed

clichéed is the rare spelling of clichéd.

clichéed is the simple past and past participle of cliché.

Meaning of clichéd

Adjective

clichéd (comparative more clichéd, superlative most clichéd)

  1. Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.
    • While most of these small, family-owned eateries were mired in drab décor and had clichéd names like Golden Wok or China Gate, they made up for the kitsch with inexpensive prices.2015, Huping Ling, Allan W. Austin, Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia

Meaning of cliché

Verb

cliché (third-person singular simple present clichés, present participle clichéing, simple past and past participle clichéd or (rare) clichéed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché.
    • He clichéd at me. He clichéd at me in a perky, condescending tone.2015, Shonda Rhimes, Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person

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Forms of clichéed

comparativemore clichéed
superlativemost clichéed

Questions about clichéed

What is clichéed the rare spelling of?
Clichéed is the rare spelling of clichéd.

Words near clichéed in the dictionary

  1. cliché-ridden
  2. cliché-verre
  3. clichéd
  4. clichédly
  5. clichédness
  6. clichéed
  7. clichéing
  8. clichély
  9. clichés
  10. click
  11. click and collect

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clichéed (page history and authors); clichéd (page history and authors); cliché (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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