New
New adjective - Recently made and never used before.
Usage example: that unique scent that is the telltale sign of a new car
Stale
Stale adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
Usage example: viewers were bored by the stale story lines of the new crop of sitcoms
Nearby Words: staled, staling
Both words in one sentence
- As a result Debian has a reputation as reliable, but somewhat stale in terms of new features.
Source: Real Soon Now -
Julia Roberts plays Julianne Potter, a restaurant critic from New York who, turning 28, realizes she's getting dangerously close to being stale Old Maid.
Source: Film / My Best Friend's Wedding - Sometimes the new direction can help breathe fresh life into a series that was growing stale.
Source: Later Installment Weirdness
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Stale or New. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/new/stale.
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