Engaging and Shopworn

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Engaging adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.

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Shopworn is an antonym for engaging.

Nearby Words: engage, engaged, engagement, engagingly

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

Usage example: the shopworn suggestion to job applicants to “just be yourself”

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Engaging is an antonym for shopworn.

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Shopworn and Engaging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/engaging/shopworn

Engaging & Shopworn. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/engaging/shopworn>.

Shopworn or Engaging. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/engaging/shopworn.

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