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overused
[v. oh-ver-yooz; n. oh-ver-yoos] 
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overused
[v. oh-ver-yooz; n. oh-ver-yoos]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite |
| Synonyms: | banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliched, cliché, clichéd, common, commonplace, cornball, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune, flat*, hackneyed*, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, overworked, pedestrian, platitudinal, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overplay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be dramatic |
| Synonyms: | accent, accentuate, blow out of proportion, dramatize, exaggerate, get carried away, ham it up, hyperbolize, labor at, lay it on thick, magnify, maximize, mug, overact, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overstate, overstress, overuse, overwork, point up, show off*, stretch |
| Antonyms: | play down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stereotyped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | standard, conventional |
| Synonyms: | banal, cliché-ridden, clichéd, commonplace, corny*, dull, hackneyed, mass-produced, ordinary, overused, platitudinous, played out, stale, standardized, stock, threadbare, tired*, trite, unoriginal, well-worn, worn thin, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, unconventional, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stock |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | commonplace |
| Synonyms: | banal, basic, common, conventional, customary, dull, established, formal, hackneyed, normal, ordinary, overused, regular, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, standard, staple, stereotyped, traditional, trite, typical, usual, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | different, original, unusual |
| Main Entry: | tax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burden |
| Synonyms: | charge, cumber, drain, encumber, enervate, exhaust, lade, load, make demands on, oppress, overburden, overtax, overuse, overwork, press hard on, pressure, prey on, push, put pressure on, saddle, sap, strain, stress, stretch, task, tire, try, weaken, wear out, weary, weigh, weigh down, weigh heavily on, weight |
| Antonyms: | unburden |
| Main Entry: | threadbare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trite, corny |
| Synonyms: | banal, bathetic, cliché, cliché-ridden, clichéd, common, commonplace, conventional, dull, everyday, familiar, hackneyed, imitative, moth-eaten, musty, overused, poor, set, stale, stereotyped, stock, tedious, tired, uncreative, well-worn, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | fresh, unused, unworn |
| Main Entry: | wear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrode, use |
| Synonyms: | abrade, be worthless, become threadbare, become worn, chafe, consume, crumble, cut down, decay, decline, decrease, deteriorate, diminish, drain, dwindle, erode, exhaust, fade, fatigue, fray, gall, go to seed, graze, grind, impair, jade, overuse, overwork, rub, scrape, scrape off, scuff, shrink, tax, tire, use up, wash away, waste, wear out, wear thin, weary, weather |
| Antonyms: | freshen, rebuild, refresh |
| Main Entry: | worn/worn-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used, tired |
| Synonyms: | beat, burned out, bushed, busted, clichéd, consumed, depleted, destroyed, deteriorated, drained, drawn, effete, exhausted, fatigued, frayed, gone, hackneyed, had it, haggard, jaded, kaput, knocked out, old, out of gas, overused, overworked, pinched, played out, pooped, ragged, ruined, shabby, shot, spent, stale, tattered, the worse for wear, threadbare, timeworn, tired out, totaled, used up, useless, wearied, weary, well-worn, wiped out, worn down, wrung out |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, unused |
| Main Entry: | worn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used |
| Synonyms: | beat, burned out, bushed, busted, clichéd, consumed, depleted, destroyed, deteriorated, dinged, drained, drawn, effete, exhausted, fatigued, frayed, gone, hackneyed, had it, haggard, jaded, kaput, knocked out, old, overused, overworked, pegged out, pinched, played-out, pooped, ragged, ruined, shabby, shot, spent, stale, tattered, threadbare, timeworn, tired, tired out, totaled, used up, useless, wearied, weary, well-worn, wiped out, worn-down, worn-out, wrung out |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, unused |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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