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Synonyms for well-worn

  • adjective

Most common

time-worn trite threadbare hackneyed

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Threadbare — trite or hackneyed; repeated too often

time-worn, threadbare, hackneyed, trite, dog-eared, shop-worn, banal, commonplace, old-hat, clichéd, stale, stock, tired, corny, overused, beaten, played out, warmed-over, bromidic

2. Worn — showing signs of wear because of extensive use

worn, worse for wear

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.

  2. adj. 2

    Trite or hackneyed; repeated too often.

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

4 letters
worn1
5 letters
stock1, tired2, stale1, corny2, banal2, trite1
6 letters
beaten2
8 letters
overused3, bromidic
9 letters
hackneyed2
10 letters
threadbare2
11 letters
commonplace3

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