well-mined

6.8

A topic people use often in stories and films

adjective
/wɛl maɪnd/

: bien explorado

Many critics prefer new stories to those based on well-mined historical events.

Examples

The documentary relied heavily on well-mined topics that viewers had seen many times before.
Many authors have written about this well-mined theme.
She avoided the well-mined path of romantic clichés in her novel.
This topic is a well-mined source of information.
Many sitcoms rely on well-mined storylines that have been popular for decades.
She presented a well-mined argument that drew on numerous historical examples.
In academia, well-mined research topics often attract the most interest from scholars.

Synonyms

well-known

vswell-mined

253 1.0

Familiar to many people and often talked about

is commonly drawn upon and specifically used rather than merely known

well-worn

vswell-mined

3 4.6

A phrase or idea used so often that it is no longer interesting

is frequently used or explored without implying boredom or dullness

Antonyms

underexplored

5.6

Not studied enough to be well understood and may give new information

overlooked

4.0

People do not notice it when it is important

How Overused

hackneyed

7 7.6

cliched

1 5.4

well-mined

6.8

familiar

793 1.0

fresh

306 1.0

Surface Forms

well-mined positive

Morphology

well-mined = mine (semi-transparent) = well + mine

The components 'well' and 'mine' are clear, but the adjectival sense 'frequently used/explored' is a metaphorical extension of 'mined' and may not be directly deducible by all learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'well' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Well-mined comes from well ('deep source') and mine ('a place where people dig for valuable things'). If a well or mine has been dug many times and most of the good parts are taken, a well-mined idea or source is one people have used or explored again and again.