banal vs hackneyed

banal and hackneyed both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
banal	No	Yes	No	No
hackneyed	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, banal and hackneyed are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of banal include commonplace, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn.

banal (adjective)	hackneyed (adjective)
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse	repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse