canned
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5.6
- adjective
- /kænd/
- Politicians often deliver canned statements written by staff rather than speaking from experience.
Examples
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His speech was completely canned and felt insincere.
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She deleted the canned apology and wrote a personal message to the affected customers.
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The customer service representative offered a canned response that didn't address my concern.
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I can't stand canned responses in customer service.
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The customer service representative offered a canned response that didn't address my concern.
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Politicians often deliver canned statements written by staff rather than speaking from experience.
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I can't stand canned responses in customer service.
Synonyms
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6.6
Not new or interesting because it is used too often
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7.4
Too formal and unnatural in speech or writing so it sounds awkward
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5.4
Not new because people use it too often and it is easy to guess
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4.7
A phrase or idea used so often that it no longer seems new
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9.9
Full of old or obvious ideas that seem important
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9.9
Not original, dull and trying to seem important
Showing no original thought and using common ideas
Antonyms
Compounds
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9.3
Hunting animals in a fenced area where they cannot escape, often called unfair to animals
How Formulaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Canned The idea of canned replies comes from the same image as food in a can: something made and stored earlier. So a canned response is a 'prepared' answer that can feel not original.