Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past

• venerable

  1. Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
  2. Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association:
  3. Used as a title for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.

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  1. Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
  2. Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association:
  3. Used as a title for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.

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• old-time

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a time in the past.

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a time in the past.

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• olden

  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient:

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  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient:

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• old

  1. Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
  2. Relatively advanced in age:
  3. Made long ago; in existence for many years:

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  1. Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
  2. Relatively advanced in age:
  3. Made long ago; in existence for many years:

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• hoary

  1. Gray or white with or as if with age.
  2. Covered with grayish hair or pubescence:
  3. So old as to inspire veneration; ancient.

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  1. Gray or white with or as if with age.
  2. Covered with grayish hair or pubescence:
  3. So old as to inspire veneration; ancient.

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• archaic

  1. Relating to, being, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization:
  2. No longer current or applicable; antiquated:
  3. 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.

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  1. Relating to, being, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization:
  2. No longer current or applicable; antiquated:
  3. 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.

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• antique

  1. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
  2. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
  3. Relating to or dealing in antiques.

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  1. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
  2. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
  3. Relating to or dealing in antiques.

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• antiquated

  1. Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded.
  2. Very old; aged:

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  1. Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded.
  2. Very old; aged:

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• antediluvian

  1. Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood.
  2. Extremely old or old-fashioned.

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  1. Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood.
  2. Extremely old or old-fashioned.

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• ancient

  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
  2. Of great age; very old:
  3. Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable:

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  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
  2. Of great age; very old:
  3. Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable:

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• age-old

  1. Very old or ancient.

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  1. Very old or ancient.

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Without freshness or appeal because of overuse

• worn-out

  1. Worn or used until no longer usable or effective.
  2. Thoroughly exhausted; spent.

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  1. Worn or used until no longer usable or effective.
  2. Thoroughly exhausted; spent.

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• well-worn

  1. Showing signs of much wear or use.
  2. Repeated too often; trite or hackneyed.
  3. Carried or worn in a becoming manner:

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  1. Showing signs of much wear or use.
  2. Repeated too often; trite or hackneyed.
  3. Carried or worn in a becoming manner:

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• warmed-over

  1. Warmed up; reheated:
  2. Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.

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  1. Warmed up; reheated:
  2. Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.

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• trite

  1. Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.

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  1. Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.

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• tired

  1. Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
  2. Impatient; bored:
  3. Overused; hackneyed:

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  1. Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
  2. Impatient; bored:
  3. Overused; hackneyed:

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• threadbare

  1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
  2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.
  3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:

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  1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
  2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.
  3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:

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• stereotypical

  1. of or produced by stereotypy
  2. conforming to a stereotype
  3. hackneyed; trite

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  1. of or produced by stereotypy
  2. conforming to a stereotype
  3. hackneyed; trite

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• stereotypic

  1. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical

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  1. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical

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• stereotyped

  1. Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.
  2. Conforming to a social norm; conventional.
  3. Of or relating to stereotypy:

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  1. Lacking originality, creativity, or individuality.
  2. Conforming to a social norm; conventional.
  3. Of or relating to stereotypy:

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• stale

  1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability:
  2. Lacking originality or spontaneity:
  3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.

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  1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability:
  2. Lacking originality or spontaneity:
  3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.

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• shopworn

  1. Tarnished, frayed, faded, or otherwise defective from being on display in a store.
  2. Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:

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  1. Tarnished, frayed, faded, or otherwise defective from being on display in a store.
  2. Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:

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• platitudinous

  1. Characterised by cliches or platitudes.

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  1. Characterised by cliches or platitudes.

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• platitudinal

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• overworked

  1. Being subjected to too much work

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  1. Being subjected to too much work

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• overused

  1. used too much, or too often
  2. (of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd

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  1. used too much, or too often
  2. (of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd

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• musty

  1. Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
  2. Hackneyed or trite; dull.
  3. Out of date; antiquated.

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  1. Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
  2. Hackneyed or trite; dull.
  3. Out of date; antiquated.

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• hackneyed

  1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.

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  1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.

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• corny

  1. Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.

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  1. Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.

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• commonplace

  1. Ordinary; common:
  2. Uninteresting; unremarkable:
  3. A trite or obvious saying; a platitude:

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  1. Ordinary; common:
  2. Uninteresting; unremarkable:
  3. A trite or obvious saying; a platitude:

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• clichéd

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• bromidic

  1. Stale, trite, or commonplace through overuse; clichéd:

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  1. Stale, trite, or commonplace through overuse; clichéd:

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• banal

  1. Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:

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  1. Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:

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Old

• ancient

  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
  2. Of great age; very old:
  3. Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable:

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  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
  2. Of great age; very old:
  3. Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable:

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• antique

  1. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
  2. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
  3. Relating to or dealing in antiques.

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  1. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
  2. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
  3. Relating to or dealing in antiques.

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• antiquated

  1. Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded.
  2. Very old; aged:

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  1. Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded.
  2. Very old; aged:

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Trite

• overused

  1. used too much, or too often
  2. (of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd

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  1. used too much, or too often
  2. (of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd

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• stale

  1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability:
  2. Lacking originality or spontaneity:
  3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.

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  1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability:
  2. Lacking originality or spontaneity:
  3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.

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• clichéd

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• hackneyed

  1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.

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  1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.

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