Shopworn and Stale

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Shopworn

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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Stale is a synonym for shopworn in overused topic. In some cases you can use "Stale" instead an adjective "Shopworn", when it comes to topics like excite.

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
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Shopworn is a synonym for stale in overused topic. You can use "Shopworn" instead an adjective "Stale", if it concerns topics such as excite.
Nearby Words: staled, staling

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Stale and Shopworn. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shopworn/stale
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