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overused, out-of-date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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That $30 jump is likely stale OTC data updating in chunks.

From MarketWatch

Heading into their meeting this week, Fed officials will only have the relatively stale September data for consideration.

From The Wall Street Journal

The network’s direct competitors have yet to beat Bravo at their own game, but Bravo’s game is quickly turning stale.

From Salon

The data leave an already divided Fed with stale and somewhat inconclusive government data as it heads into its next meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are several reasons more sellers are pulling their homes off the market, including a surge in stale listings, slow demand, sellers not wanting to take a loss, and more total listings.

From The Wall Street Journal

stale

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