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单词 well worn
释义
(adjective) 
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
repeating stale jokes to kill the time
tired
I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses.
stereotyped
Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas.
commonplace
The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace.
banal
The text is banal.
trite
The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas.
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.
timeworn
In the dim light the equipment looked old and time-worn.
(adjective) 
Definition
having been used so much as to show signs of wear
He was dressed casually in a sweater and well-worn jeans.
Synonyms
shabby
His clothes were old and shabby.
worn
an elderly man in well-cut but worn clothes
faded
ragged
I am usually happiest in ragged jeans and a t-shirt.
frayed
a shapeless and frayed jumper
worn-out
scruffy
a young man, pale, scruffy and untidy
tattered
He fled wearing a sarong and a tattered shirt.
tatty (British)
A lot of the houses in the street were very tatty.
threadbare
She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of banal
Definition
lacking originality
The text is banal.
Synonyms
unoriginal,
stock,
ordinary,
boring,
tired,
routine,
dull,
everyday,
stereotypical,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
mundane,
tedious,
vanilla (slang),
dreary,
stale,
tiresome,
monotonous,
humdrum,
threadbare,
trite,
unimaginative,
uneventful,
uninteresting,
clichéd,
old hat,
mind-numbing,
hackneyed,
ho-hum (informal),
vapid,
repetitious,
wearisome,
platitudinous,
cliché-ridden,
unvaried
in the sense of commonplace
Definition
dull or unoriginal
The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace.
Synonyms
everyday,
common,
ordinary,
widespread,
pedestrian,
customary,
mundane,
vanilla (slang),
banal,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
dime-a-dozen (informal),
trite,
uninteresting
in the sense of frayed
a shapeless and frayed jumper
Synonyms
worn,
ragged,
worn out,
tattered,
threadbare,
worn thin,
out at elbows

Nearby words of
well-worn

  • well-thought-of
  • well-timed
  • well-to-do
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  • wellspring
  • welt
  • welter

Synonyms of 'well-worn'

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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 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 ragged
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,
scraggy
in the sense of scruffy
Definition
dirty and untidy in appearance
a young man, pale, scruffy and untidy
Synonyms
shabby,
untidy,
ragged,
rundown,
messy,
sloppy (informal),
seedy,
squalid,
tattered,
tatty (British),
unkempt,
disreputable,
scrubby (British, informal),
grungy,
slovenly,
mangy,
sluttish,
slatternly,
ungroomed,
frowzy,
ill-groomed,
draggletailed (archaic),
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of stereotyped
Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas.
Synonyms
unoriginal,
stock,
standard,
tired,
conventional,
played out,
stale,
banal,
standardized,
mass-produced,
corny (slang),
threadbare,
trite,
hackneyed,
overused,
platitudinous,
cliché-ridden
in the sense of tattered
Definition
ragged or torn
He fled wearing a sarong and a tattered shirt.
Synonyms
torn,
ripped,
ragged,
frayed,
threadbare
in the sense of tatty
Definition
worn out, shabby, or unkempt
A lot of the houses in the street were very tatty.
Synonyms
shabby,
seedy,
scruffy,
worn,
poor,
neglected,
ragged,
run-down,
frayed,
worn out,
dilapidated,
tattered,
tawdry,
threadbare,
rumpled,
bedraggled,
unkempt,
down at heel,
the worse for wear,
having seen better days
in the sense of threadbare
Definition
wearing shabby worn-out clothes
She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
Synonyms
shabby,
worn,
frayed,
old,
ragged,
worn-out,
scruffy,
tattered,
tatty (British),
down at heel
in the sense of timeworn
Definition
having been used so often as to be no longer interesting
In the dim light the equipment looked old and time-worn.
Synonyms
hackneyed,
stock,
tired,
ancient,
dated,
stale,
out of date,
well-worn,
threadbare,
trite,
passé,
clichéd,
old hat,
hoary,
outworn
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 trite
Definition
(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
in the sense of worn
Definition
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
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