Stale synonyms
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Old or musty
old (related)
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
The definition of mawkish is something that smells a bit sickly, or is something that is overly sentimental in a way that kind of makes you feel sick.
musty (related)
Dull; apathetic
Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:
Clichéd.
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Having no special designation, status, or rank:
Ordinary; having no remarkable characteristics.
Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
Timeworn; stale:
The definition of insipid is dull or flavorless.
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The definition of jejune is something that is not nourishing, is not interesting or is childish.
Having little or no variation or variety
Lacking originality; trite.
The definition of vapid is someone or something that is uninteresting or lacking flavor.
The state or quality of being vapid; flatness; dullness; insipidity
To undergo the process of becoming obsolete.
fresh (antonym)
The definition of fresh is something recently harvested, recently produced or newly made.
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new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
clichéd
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Characterised by cliches or platitudes.
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
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Hackneyed; trite
The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.
Having an unpleasant smell
Made trite by overuse
Covered with or containing mold:
mouldy (related)
rancid (related)
gloopy (related)
tasteless (related)
flavourless (related)
soggy (related)
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dull (related)
putrid (related)
cloy (related)
Tarnished, frayed, faded, or otherwise defective from being on display in a store.
Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.
Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale
Having a flat heel or no heel
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Being subjected to too much work
Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby
Bad-tempered and morose; peevish:
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Showing the effects of worry or anxiety
wornout
Potassium bromide.
Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut.
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Platitude is a remark in speech or writing that is overused and has no originality.
One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
(Uncountable) The act or process of being superannuated.
current (antonym)
A flow of positive electric charge. The strength of current flow in any medium is related to voltage differences in that medium, as well as the electrical properties of the medium, and is measured in amperes. Since electrons are stipulated to have a negative charge, current in an electrical circuit actually flows in the opposite direction of the movement of electrons.
Overused; trite
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taste (related)
Having lost tang or effervescence
excite (related)
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
(Of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae.
solid (related)
(Dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
Find another word for stale. In this page you can discover 76 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for stale, like: spoiled, fusty, old, mawkish, musty, banal, cliché, decayed, common, commonplace and corny.