All old hat synonyms
old hat
O o adj old hat
- familiar — well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- has-been — a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
- dowdy — not stylish; drab; old-fashioned: Why do you always wear those dowdy old dresses?
- mildewed — Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- cornfed — fed on corn
- back number — A back number of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
- hokey — overly sentimental; mawkish: Two glasses of wine and he gets unbearably hokey; it's hard to believe he's a highly paid executive! Synonyms: corny, maudlin, melodramatic, cloying, goopy, mushy.
- matter-of-course — occurring or proceeding in or as if in the logical, natural, or customary course of things; expected or inevitable.
- dated — Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
- garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
- dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- demode — out of fashion
- corny — If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
- behind the times — You can use the times to refer to the present time and to modern fashions, tastes, and developments. For example, if you say that someone keeps up with the times, you mean they are fashionable or aware of modern developments. If you say they are behind the times, you mean they are unfashionable or not aware of them.
- blowsy — (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish
- in character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
- cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
- musty — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
- antiquated — If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.
adjective old hat
- oldfangled — old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
- outdated — no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.
- yawner — a person who yawns.
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- out — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- workaday — of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
- noplace — nowhere.