Dated and Hackneyed

Dated

Dated adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.

Hackneyed and dated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hackneyed" instead an adjective "Dated".

Nearby Words: date, datable

Hackneyed

Hackneyed adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

Dated and hackneyed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dated" instead an adjective "Hackneyed".

Nearby Word: hackney

Both words in one sentence

  • Unfortunately for him, viewers and critics largely agreed that it was actually a contender for one of the worst shows of the year, it was widely pilloried as dated, unfunny and hackneyed, and hemorrhaged from 805,000 viewers to 233,000 over the first episode alone.
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Hackneyed and Dated. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dated/hackneyed
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