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All timeworn synonyms

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adj timeworn

  • dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
  • 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.
  • age-old — An age-old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries.
  • cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
  • aged — You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
  • anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • has-been — a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
  • dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
  • hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
  • disused — discontinuance of use or practice: Traditional customs are falling into disuse.
  • 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.
  • back number — A back number of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
  • ancient — Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
  • cast-off — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
  • dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
  • been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
  • antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
  • creaky — A creaky object creaks when it moves.
  • antiquarian — Antiquarian means concerned with old and rare objects.
  • hoary — gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.
  • musty — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
  • bromidic — ordinary; dull

adjective timeworn

  • oldfangled — old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
  • oldie — a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
  • immemorial — extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge: from time immemorial.
  • obsolete — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
  • worn — past participle of wear.
  • zestless — keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
  • old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
  • olden — of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
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