Cookie-cutterish

Quick meaning: Cookie-cutterish is an adjective meaning (figurative, often derogatory) Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.

Meaning

(figurative, often derogatory) Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.

Example Sentences

Most of us don't fit that cookie cutterish background anymore... Each one of us has a different tale to tell and none of them will be identical.

"We tried to make something that wasn't cookie-cutterish," said Maureen Moore, creative director. "The idea is the same in each, but the situation is different. The spots are fresh and reward the viewer."

“Don't you think the Applied Dynamics Web site is a bit cookie-cutterish?” Garrick swiftly moved his hand around his tablet screen. “Yeah, most certainly. Nothing special about it, not really any company art other than the logo.”

1994, United States Committee on Armed Services. Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995--S. 2182 (H. R. 4301). Maybe the analyses look all too cookie-cutterish. They seem to make things all too simple.

Synonyms for cookie-cutterish

Depending on context, synonyms include cookie-cutter, cookie-cuttered.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cookie-cutter, banal, conventional, stereotypical, timeworn, hackneyed.

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