Explore Trite through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like banal or tired. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Trite meaning
- Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
- So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
Synonyms of Trite
Using Trite
- The main meaning on this page is: Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed. | So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
- Useful related words include: banal, well-worn, tired, timeworn.
- In the example corpus, trite often appears in combinations such as: is trite, trite and, trite but.
Context around Trite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Trite
- In this selection, "trite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, playing, sounds, little, camp, pop and example stand out and add context to how "trite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little trite but it and cliché and trite to say. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "trite" sits close to words such as adjoint, affixes and agonisingly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with trite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This may seem trite, but this dynamic is powerful. (9 words)
It is trite that authority to govern derives from the people. (11 words)
Sometimes its trite camp-movie tropes and stale failed-performer character moments flop. (13 words)
If you want a trite example of the all-pervasive nature of monopoly capitalism ask yourself have you ever sat down and played a board game called "let’s share our wealth" or "make a million and then see how many others you can share it with"? (47 words)
Way back in January – yes, it does feel like that was an age ago – nearly every story about their withdrawal from working royal life included a trite Marie Antoinette reference while “having your cake” references were bandied about with glee. (40 words)
Quoting section 235 (3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, the solicitor states, “the law is trite, right of appeal to the Supreme Court is constitutional and no court or any person can take it away by mere letter. (39 words)
If you want a trite example of the all-pervasive nature of monopoly capitalism ask yourself have you ever sat down and played a board game called "let’s share our wealth" or "make a million and then see how many others you can share it with"? (47 words)
Example sentences (20)
It’s trite and predictable stuff: the laughs are forced; the pathos is over-stewed.
Sometimes its trite camp-movie tropes and stale failed-performer character moments flop.
Amy Lee recalls a moment from her first school dance, “feeling completely alone, while they’re playing trite pop songs that I hated”.
I don’t think we really cared who won, because, it sounds trite, but something happens to you when you get into drag.
If you want a trite example of the all-pervasive nature of monopoly capitalism ask yourself have you ever sat down and played a board game called "let’s share our wealth" or "make a million and then see how many others you can share it with"?
It sounds cliché and trite to say this, but the card is filled with fantastic matches and ones that you are simply not going to forget about for some time to come.
In Harrison, his fans have found a charismatic leader who can make the most trite of soundbites – at one point today he describes TikTok as “punk as fuck” – sound like a call to arms.
It may sound more than a little trite, but it falls on the right side of corny.
It was a shoddy end for one of TV’s great sci-fi series: a confounding, often dull hour that lapsed into heavy-handed theism and trite TV tropes.
This may sound trite and over-used, but it’s true: your health is everything.
Way back in January – yes, it does feel like that was an age ago – nearly every story about their withdrawal from working royal life included a trite Marie Antoinette reference while “having your cake” references were bandied about with glee.
If only he’d relax, stop reaching for dubious stats and trite descriptions of the evident — “flashing the leather,” “motors into third,” “takes him yard” — and cease trying to force interest among those already watching.
It is trite in law that once a court of coordinate jurisdiction has ruled on a matter, court of similar jurisdiction cannot entertain it.
It is trite that authority to govern derives from the people.
It is trite to mention that Zimbabwe faces an acute foreign currency shortage and we should be very frugal with all the money we get.
Quoting section 235 (3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, the solicitor states, “the law is trite, right of appeal to the Supreme Court is constitutional and no court or any person can take it away by mere letter.
She further said that it is trite that the Namibian society is plagued by violent crimes especially against women and children and the courts have experienced police officers from specific areas continuing to break the law with impunity.
The message is trite and, more crucially, a poor fit for the conflict of the show.
The responsible people came to an agreement that it was trite for him to be buried at the National Heroes Acre.
This may seem trite, but this dynamic is powerful.
Common combinations with trite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is trite 9×
- trite and 5×
- trite but 4×
- and trite 3×
- trite to 3×
- sound trite 3×
- trite that 3×
- become trite 2×
- most trite 2×
- trite in 2×