All corny synonyms
corn·y
C c adj corny
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- stale — not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- mawkish — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
- feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- old hat — old-fashioned; dated.
- shopworn — worn or marred, as goods exposed and handled in a store.
- stereotyped — reproduced in or by stereotype plates.
- tired — having a tire or tires.
- warmed-over — (of cooked foods) heated again: warmed-over stew.
adjective corny
- overworked — to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- trite — lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
- unoriginal — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- well-worn — showing the effects of extensive use or wear: well-worn carpets.
noun corny
- kitsch — something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.