| Main Entry: |
stale |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
overused, out-of-date |
Synonyms: |
antiquated,
banal,
bent, cliché, cliché-ridden, clichéd,
common,
commonplace,
corny*,
dead,
drab,
dull, dusty,
effete, flat, fusty,
hackneyed, insipid, like a dinosaur, mawkish, moth-eaten,
out*, passé,
past, platitudinous, repetitious, shopworn, stereotyped, threadbare, timeworn,
tired,
trite, unoriginal, well-worn, worn-out, yesterday's, zestless
|
Antonyms: |
current, fresh, new, underused
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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