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Synonyms for overworked

  • adjective

Most common

tired overused clichéd threadbare

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Adjective

1. Tired — having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal

tired, overused, shop-worn, threadbare, clichéd, overdone, hackneyed, trite, commonplace, stale, time-worn, banal, corny, bromidic

Antonyms

unworked

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.

    overworked, unaffecting cliches

Example sentences

  • tired I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.
  • overused These words are often overused in academic writing.
  • threadbare The towels seem new enough, if slightly threadbare.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overworkedsteady
tiredrising
overusedrising
threadbarerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
tired2, stale1, corny2, banal2, trite1
8 letters
overused3, overdone3, bromidic
9 letters
hackneyed2
10 letters
threadbare2
11 letters
commonplace3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tired2 = 2 syllables).

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