Stale synonyms | Best 76 synonyms for stale

Old or musty

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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.)

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fusty

Moldy or musty.

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musty (related)

Dull; apathetic

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mawkish

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.

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banal

Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:

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cliché

Clichéd.

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decayed

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common

Having no special designation, status, or rank:

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corny

Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.

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dusty

Timeworn; stale:

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humdrum

Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

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insipid

The definition of insipid is dull or flavorless.

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jejune

The definition of jejune is something that is not nourishing, is not interesting or is childish.

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monotonous

Having little or no variation or variety

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unoriginal

Lacking originality; trite.

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vapid

The definition of vapid is someone or something that is uninteresting or lacking flavor.

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vapidity

The state or quality of being vapid; flatness; dullness; insipidity

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obsolesce

To undergo the process of becoming obsolete.

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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:

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clichÃ©d

Without freshness or appeal because of overuse

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overused

(Of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichÃ©d

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platitudinal

Without freshness or appeal because of overuse

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platitudinous

Characterised by cliches or platitudes.

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stereotypic

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical

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stereotypical

Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional

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timeworn

Hackneyed; trite

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tired

The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.

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warmed-over

Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.

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hackneyed

Made trite by overuse

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commonplace

Something, especially an occurrence, that is ordinary or common:

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mouldy (related)

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rancid (related)

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gloopy (related)

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tasteless (related)

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flavourless (related)

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soggy (related)

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dull (related)

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putrid (related)

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cloy (related)

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dried

Without water or moisture.

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smelly

Having an unpleasant smell

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frowsy

Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.

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moldy

Covered with or containing mold:

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shopworn

Tarnished, frayed, faded, or otherwise defective from being on display in a store.

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stereotyped

Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.

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trite

Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale

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flat

Having a flat heel or no heel

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overworked

Being subjected to too much work

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threadbare

Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby

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worn-out

Damaged due to hard or continued use or exposure until no longer useful or effective.

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passe

(Colloquial) dated; out of style; old-fashioned

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predictable

Able to be predicted.

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reworked

Worked again

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sour

Bad-tempered and morose; peevish:

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stagnant

Lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.

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worn

Showing the effects of worry or anxiety

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wornout

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banality

(Uncountable) The quality of being banal.

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bromide

Potassium bromide.

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chestnut

Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut.

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jejunity

Jejuneness.

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platitude

Platitude is a remark in speech or writing that is overused and has no originality.

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stereotype

One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.

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superannuation

(Uncountable) The act or process of being superannuated.

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underused (antonym)

Used less than normal or desirable.

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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.

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bromidic

Stale, banal, clichéd

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well-worn

Overused; trite

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taste (related)

Having lost tang or effervescence

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excite (related)

Without freshness or appeal because of overuse

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usual (related)

Most commonly occurring

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cold

(Of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

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moth-eaten

Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae.

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solid (related)

(Dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

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