Shopworn and Stock

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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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Stock is a synonym for shopworn. In some cases you can use "Stock" instead an adjective "Shopworn".

Stock adjective - Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.

Usage example: a stock answer

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Shopworn is a synonym for stock. You can use "Shopworn" instead an adjective "Stock".

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

Shopworn & Stock. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/shopworn/stock>.

Stock or Shopworn. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/shopworn/stock.

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