TROPES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

tropes

noun

plural of trope

as in clichés

an idea or expression that has been used by many people a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes the narrative trope of two rival characters falling in love by the end of the story

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Recent Examples of tropes Enemies may often become allies — one of my favorite narrative tropes. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 For decades, the novelist Tom McCarthy has dismantled the tropes of realist fiction. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 And even as the country has gotten more conservative — aesthetically and socio-politically — white pop stars have been allowed the space to challenge some of those tropes. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 All three are crime drama-thrillers, the most exportable and ordered of program types, but all three reject tropes of the genre. — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 The South London artist channels Disney soundtrack tropes into claustrophobic strings and drones, while a handful of vocal tracks hint darkly at real-world family drama. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026 Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga laid the groundwork for some of the genre's most enduring tropes (gender switching, horny old guys, tournaments), and this is the second anime adaptation, this time from Studio MAPPA. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Some of them are now repeating the same tropes, this time to defend a state engaged in genocide. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Diaz centers music as the emotional vehicle that provides a philosophical structure for the character tropes and in turn psychologically seduces the audience to internalize certain ideas of social dynamics. — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Spain’s success over the past five years has undermined many long-standing political-economic truisms.

— Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The play isn’t subtle; the final sequence leans hard on truisms about addiction and trauma, which are affecting but overly explicit.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of truisms

Noun

Well, ‘It’s been emotional’ has become one of the British icon sayings of movie history, which is fantastic.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
As part of their annual Halloween decor drop, Anthropologie released Halloween bistro tile items that blend classic motifs and sayings with the Bistro Tile Collection’s Parisian style.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sayings

Noun

Hughes offered the usual interview platitudes and seemed to be pleased with how his team was playing.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
But the platitudes offered by Sakic for Bednar and Bednar for Sakic ignore the Avs’ 20-18 playoff record since winning the cup.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of platitudes

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