stale

[steyl] / steɪl /

ADJECTIVE

old, decayed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

musty smelly sour stagnant watery

STRONG

dried dry faded parched rank reeking spoiled stinking

WEAK

dead fetid flat fusty hard insipid malodorous noisome stenchy tasteless weak zestless

Antonyms

STRONG

damp moist wet

WEAK

current fresh new underused

ADJECTIVE

overused, out-of-date

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corny dull hackneyed shopworn threadbare tired

STRONG

antiquated bent out stereotyped

WEAK

banal cliché cliché-ridden clichéd common commonplace dead drab dusty effete flat fusty insipid like a dinosaur mawkish moth-eaten passé past platitudinous repetitious timeworn trite unoriginal well-worn worn-out yesterday's zestless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active fresh new original

WEAK

current underused

Example Sentences

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"She represents a kind of originality that could help revive that slightly stale franchise," says Burrell.

From BBC

Like every other element, this one is stale and flat.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was the same thing every day, and it was so boring and old and dry like stale bread I couldn’t believe they kept trying for as long as they did.

From Literature

Petrol, raw fish, and stale sweat dominated a battle of odors for the stuffy space.

From Literature

There are stale rolls on offer, and some truly foul-smelling salted fish.

From Literature

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