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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worn-out |
| Synonyms: | aged, ancient, antiquated, battered, dated, hoary, old, trite, weathered |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, pristine |
| Main Entry: | ancient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, often very old |
| Synonyms: | age-old, aged, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, back number, been around, bygone, creaky, early, elderly, few miles on, fossil, hoary, lot of mileage, moth-eaten, obsolete, old goat, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, young |
| Main Entry: | antediluvian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-date; prehistoric |
| Synonyms: | age-old, ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, passé, primeval, primitive, primordial, timeworn, venerable |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, up-to-date, young |
| Main Entry: | antiquarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, ancient |
| Synonyms: | aged, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, primitive, timeworn, venerable |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, young |
| Main Entry: | hackneyed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clichéd, tired |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, banal, common, commonplace, conventional, corny*, everyday, familiar tune, hokey, moth-eaten, obsolete, old, old-chestnut, old-hat, old-saw, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, overworked, pedestrian*, played-out, quotidian, run-of-the-mill, stale, stereotyped, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tripe, trite, unoriginal, well-worn, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, original, uncommon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient |
| Synonyms: | age-old, aged, antiquated, antique, elderly, lot of mileage, old, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, relic, rusty, timeworn, venerable, very old |
| Main Entry: | musty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worn-out, clichéd |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, banal, common, commonplace, dull, hackneyed, hoary, obsolete, old hat, old-fashioned, shopworn, stale, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, worn |
| Antonyms: | new, unused |
| Main Entry: | obsolete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | no longer in use, in vogue |
| Synonyms: | anachronistic, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dead, dead and gone, dinosaur, discarded, disused, done for, dusty, extinct, fossil, gone, had it, has-been, horse and buggy, kaput, moldy, moth-eaten, old, old-fashioned, old-hat, old-school, out*, out-of-date, out-of-fashion, outmoded, outworn, passé, stale, superannuated, superseded, timeworn, unfashionable |
| Notes: | things that are no longer used or needed are obsolete; things that are becoming obsolete are obsolescent |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, in vogue, modern, new, present, up-to-date |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stale |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overused, out-of-date |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, banal, bent, cliché, cliché-ridden, clichéd, common, commonplace, corny*, dead, drab, dull, dusty, effete, flat, fusty, hackneyed, insipid, like a dinosaur, mawkish, moth-eaten, out*, passé, past, platitudinous, repetitious, shopworn, stereotyped, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn, worn-out, yesterday's, zestless |
| Antonyms: | current, fresh, new, underused |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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