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单词 outworn
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outworn

`I want to invent the present," she said to me, `the past is an outworn invention.This poor, outworn man's flesh had recently been restored, his bulky new muscles regrown under the pull of artificially induced gravities.that which marks me as a creature of the time and place I left behind me like an outworn mask?
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a belief or custom) old-fashioned and no longer of any use or relevance
stubbornly clinging to outworn traditions
Synonyms
outdated
outdated and inefficient factory equipment
passé
That sort of music is passé now.
old-fashioned
She always wears such boring, old-fashioned clothes.
tired
I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses.
exhausted
worn-out
stale
repeating stale jokes to kill the time
obsolete
The company says the plant is obsolete and does not merit further investment.
out-of-date
defunct
archaic
These archaic practices are advocated by people of limited outlook.
disused
unfashionable
Wearing fur has become deeply unfashionable.
antiquated
The factory is so antiquated, it isn't worth saving.
outmoded
People in positions of power continue to promote outmoded ideas.
threadbare
the government's threadbare domestic policies
hackneyed
That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.
overused
`Just do it' has become one of the most overused catchphrases in history.
behind the times
superannuated
the superannuated idealism of the sixties
out of style
unhip (slang)
démodé (French)
out of the ark (informal)
Opposites
new
,
the new
,
recent
,
fresh
,
up to date
,
modish
,
du jour (French)
,
culty
Seecreaky

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outworn

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Synonyms of 'outworn'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of hackneyed
Definition
(of a word or phrase) unoriginal and overused
That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.
Synonyms
clichéd,
stock,
tired,
common,
stereotyped,
pedestrian,
played out (informal),
commonplace,
worn-out,
stale,
overworked,
banal,
run-of-the-mill,
threadbare,
trite,
unoriginal,
timeworn
in the sense of obsolete
Definition
no longer used
The company says the plant is obsolete and does not merit further investment.
Synonyms
outdated,
old,
passé,
ancient,
antique,
old-fashioned,
dated,
discarded,
extinct,
past it (informal),
out of date,
archaic,
disused,
out of fashion,
out,
antiquated,
anachronistic,
outmoded,
musty,
old hat,
behind the times,
superannuated,
antediluvian,
outworn,
démodé,
out of the ark (informal),
vieux jeu
in the sense of old-fashioned
Definition
in the style of a previous period
She always wears such boring, old-fashioned clothes.
Synonyms
out of date,
ancient,
dated,
outdated,
unfashionable,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
behind the times,
fusty,
out of style,
unhip (slang),
démodé,
out of the ark (informal),
not with it (informal),
(old-)fogeyish
in the sense of outmoded
Definition
no longer fashionable or accepted
People in positions of power continue to promote outmoded ideas.
Synonyms
old-fashioned,
passé,
dated,
out,
dead,
square (informal),
ancient,
antique,
outdated,
obsolete,
out-of-date,
old-time,
archaic,
unfashionable,
superseded,
bygone,
antiquated,
anachronistic,
olden (archaic),
behind the times,
superannuated,
fossilized,
out of style,
antediluvian,
outworn,
obsolescent,
unhip (slang),
démodé,
out of the ark (informal),
not with it (informal),
oldfangled
in the sense of overused
`Just do it' has become one of the most overused catchphrases in history.
Synonyms
hackneyed,
worn (out),
stock,
tired,
stereotyped,
played out,
commonplace,
stale,
overworked,
threadbare,
trite,
clichéd,
unoriginal,
platitudinous,
timeworn
in the sense of passé
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
in the sense of stale
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
in the sense of superannuated
Definition
too old to be useful
the superannuated idealism of the sixties
Synonyms
obsolete,
antiquated,
outmoded,
old,
aged,
past it (informal),
defunct,
decrepit
in the sense of threadbare
Definition
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
in the sense of tired
Definition
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,
outworn

Additional synonyms

in the sense of unfashionable
Definition
not popular or in vogue
Wearing fur has become deeply unfashionable.
Synonyms
passé,
out of date,
outmoded,
out,
square (informal),
old-fashioned,
dated,
unpopular,
obsolete,
out of fashion,
antiquated,
old hat,
behind the times,
unhip (slang),
out of the ark (informal)
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