| Main Entry: | hackneyed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clichéd, tired |
Synonyms: |
antiquated, banal, common, commonplace, conventional, corny*, everyday, familiar tune, hokey, moth-eaten, obsolete, old, old-chestnut, old-hat, old-saw, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, overworked, pedestrian*, played-out, quotidian, run-of-the-mill, stale, stereotyped, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tripe, trite, unoriginal, well-worn, worn-out |
Antonyms: |
fresh, new, original, uncommon |
| Main Entry: | spent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used up, gone; tired out |
Synonyms: |
all in, bleary, blown, burnt-out, bushed, consumed, dead*, debilitated, depleted, disbursed, dissipated, dog-tired, done-in, down the drain, drained, effete, enervated, exhausted, expended, fagged, far-gone, finished, had it, limp, lost, played-out, prostrate, ready to drop, shattered, shot, thrown away, used, washed-up, wasted, weakened, wearied, weary, worn out |
Antonyms: |
hoarded, retained, saved |
| Main Entry: | worn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used |
Synonyms: |
beat, burned out, bushed, busted, clichéd, consumed, depleted, destroyed, deteriorated, dinged, drained, drawn, effete, exhausted, fatigued, frayed, gone, hackneyed, had it, haggard, jaded, kaput, knocked out, old, overused, overworked, pegged out, pinched, played-out, pooped, ragged, ruined, shabby, shot, spent, stale, tattered, threadbare, timeworn, tired, tired out, totaled, used up, useless, wearied, weary, well-worn, wiped out, worn-down, worn-out, wrung out |
Antonyms: |
fresh, new, unused |