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cliche vs truism

truism vs cliche

cliche and truism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cliche Yes No No No
truism Yes No No No
As nouns, truism is a hypernym of cliche; that is, truism is a word with a broader meaning than cliche:
  • cliche: a trite or obvious remark
  • truism: an obvious truth
Other hypernyms of cliche include comment, input, remark.
cliche (noun) truism (noun)
a trite or obvious remark an obvious truth
Difference between cliche and truism

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