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View usage for: (taɪmwɔrn) adjectiveSomething that is timeworn is old or has been used a lot over a long period of time. Even in the dim light the equipment looked old and timeworn. timeworn in British English (ˈtaɪmˌwɔːn) adjective1. showing the adverse effects of overlong use or of old age timeworn in American English (ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn) adjective1. worn or deteriorated by long use or existence Examples of 'timeworn' in a sentencetimeworn Synonyms of 'timeworn'decrepit, lined, aged, worn hackneyed, stock, tired, ancient More Synonyms of timeworn Definition showing the adverse effects of overlong use or of old age These time-worn techniques are often effective today. Synonyms agedweathered broken-down wrinkled the worse for wear dog-eared Definition having been used so often as to be no longer interesting In the dim light the equipment looked old and time-worn. Additional synonymsDefinition very old ancient rites Synonyms very old, early, aged, antique, obsolete, archaic, age-old, bygone, antiquated, hoary, olden, superannuated, antediluvian, timeworn, old as the hills He produced articles and stories on his ancient typewriter. Synonyms old-fashioned, past, dated, outdated, obsolete, out of date, old-time, archaic, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, passé, musty, old hat, behind the times, fusty, superannuated, out of style, obsolescent, square (informal), cobwebby, démodé, out of the ark (informal), oldfangled, (old-)fogeyish Definition unfashionable They wore dated clothes. Synonyms old-fashioned, outdated, out of date, obsolete, archaic, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, passé, out, old hat, unhip (slang), untrendy (British, informal), démodé, out of the ark (informal) - timeserver
- timeserving
- timetable
- timeworn
- timid
- timorous
- tin
Additional synonymsDefinition having been used so often as to be no longer interesting I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses. Synonyms hackneyed, stale, well-worn, old, stock, familiar, conventional, corny (slang), threadbare, trite, clichéd, outwornDefinition (of a remark or idea) commonplace and unoriginal The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas. Synonyms unoriginal, worn, common, stock, ordinary, tired, routine, dull, stereotyped, hack, pedestrian, commonplace, stale, banal, corny (slang), run-of-the-mill, threadbare, clichéd, uninspired, hackneyed, bromidic Definition (of a word or phrase) having lost its meaning or force through being overused To use a well-worn cliché, she does not suffer fools gladly. Synonyms stale, tired, stereotyped, commonplace, banal, trite, hackneyed, overused, timewornDefinition showing signs of long use or wear an elderly man in well-cut but worn clothes Synonyms ragged, shiny, frayed, shabby, tattered, tatty (British), threadbare, the worse for wear Additional synonymsHis lined face was that of an old man. Synonyms wrinkled, worn, furrowed, wizenedprocesses using out-of-date technology and very old equipment Synonyms old-fashioned, ancient, dated, discarded, extinct, outdated, stale, obsolete, démodé, archaic, unfashionable, superseded, antiquated, outmoded, passé, old hat, behind the times, superannuated, out of style, outworn, obsolescent, out of the ark (informal), oldfangled Definition (of a belief or custom) old-fashioned and no longer of any use or relevance stubbornly clinging to outworn traditions Synonyms outdated, passé, old-fashioned, tired, exhausted, worn-out, stale, obsolete, out-of-date, defunct, archaic, disused, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, threadbare, hackneyed, overused, behind the times, superannuated, out of style, unhip (slang), démodé, out of the ark (informal) Definition out-of-date That sort of music is passé now. Synonyms out-of-date, old-fashioned, dated, outdated, obsolete, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, old hat, outworn, unhip (slang), démodé Definition (of clothes) tattered and torn I am usually happiest in ragged jeans and a t-shirt. Synonyms tatty (British), worn, poor, torn, rent, faded, neglected, rundown, frayed, shabby, worn-out, seedy, scruffy, in tatters, dilapidated, tattered, threadbare, unkempt, in rags, down at heel, the worse for wear, in holes, having seen better days, scraggyDefinition shabby or dilapidated a rundown block of flats Synonyms dilapidated, broken-down, shabby, worn-out, seedy, ramshackle, dingy, decrepit, tumbledownDefinition wearing worn and dirty clothes His clothes were old and shabby. Synonyms tatty (British), worn, ragged, scruffy, faded, frayed, worn-out, tattered, threadbare, down at heel, the worse for wear, having seen better days Definition uninteresting from having been done or seen too many times repeating stale jokes to kill the time Synonyms unoriginal, banal, trite, common, flat, stereotyped, commonplace, worn-out, antiquated, threadbare, old hat, insipid, hackneyed, overused, repetitious, platitudinous, cliché-ridden Definition being a cliché National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential. Synonyms hackneyed, standard, usual, set, routine, stereotyped, staple, commonplace, worn-out, banal, run-of-the-mill, trite, overusedDefinition having been used or expressed so often as to be no longer interesting the government's threadbare domestic policies Synonyms hackneyed, common, tired, stale, corny (slang), stock, familiar, conventional, stereotyped, commonplace, well-worn, trite, clichéd, overused, cliché-ridden |