Synonyms for time-worn
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Stale — banal or trite; hackneyed or overused
well-worn, hackneyed, threadbare, old, trite, hoary, banal, commonplace, shop-worn, decrepit, dog-eared, old-hat, clichéd, stale, shabby, stock, corny, tired, unoriginal, superannuated, elderly, warmed-over
Definitions
- adj. 1
Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused.
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- Other spellings
- timeworn
Example sentences
- trite The "twin tiger cubs get separated ..." story felt a bit trite.
- threadbare The towels seem new enough, if slightly threadbare.
- hackneyed A bad writer's prose is full of hackneyed phrases.
By length
- 3 letters
- old1
- 5 letters
- stock1, tired2, stale1, corny2, banal2, trite1, hoary2
- 6 letters
- shabby2
- 7 letters
- elderly3
- 8 letters
- decrepit3
- 9 letters
- hackneyed2
- 10 letters
- unoriginal, threadbare2
- 11 letters
- commonplace3
- 13 letters
- superannuated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tired2 = 2 syllables).