Timeworn synonyms
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Part of speech:
Aged
Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
Made trite by overuse
clichéd
Trite
(Law) Having lost legal force or effect through lack of use or action, as a claim or lien
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.)
common (related)
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
dull (related)
Not pointed or sharp; blunt; not keen
Having reached the age of:
Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.
Gray or white with or as if with age.
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The definition of trite is something that is stale or overused or cliché.
Worn, stained, or warped by or as if by exposure to weather; seasoned:
Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established
Aantediluvian in the Bible, is defined as someone or something from the time before the Great Flood.
Relating to, being, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.
Of, like, or characteristic of past times
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Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:
Ordinary; common:
The definition of musty is having a moldy, stale or damp smell.
Being subjected to too much work
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Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Characterised by cliches or platitudes.
Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:
Having a certain stereotype.
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby
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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.
Overused; trite
old as Methuselah
old-as-the-hills
new (related)
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
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excite (related)
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
Trite from overuse; overly familiar:
(Finance) Relating to stock or a stock company
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