Antonyms for stale

Grammar : Adj

Spell : steyl

Phonetic Transcription : steɪl

Definition of stale

Origin : c.1300, "freed from dregs or lees" (of ale, wine, etc.), i.e. "having stood long enough to clear," cognate with Middle Dutch stel "stale" (of beer), and probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic base *sta- "stand," the source of Old English standan "to stand," Perhaps via Old French estaler "halt," from Frankish *stal- "position" (see stall (n.1)). The meaning "not fresh" is first recorded late 15c. Figurative sense (of immaterial things) is recorded from 1560s. Related: Staleness.

adj old, decayed
adj overused, out-of-date

Example sentences :

The West and the East were met in conflict,—the old and the new, the stale and the fresh.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

He's too honest entirely to stale the value of a pin, let alone a carpetbag.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

But now came a tide of other news, and almost all of it was stale stuff to him.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Then, mix with it three stale rusks or small sponge-cakes, grated also.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

But the mixture was undoubtedly flat, stale and unprofitable.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

But life has a way of punching up even a stale young writer.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

It must be eaten at once, or it will be as stale as ever when cold.
Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen

Any thing dirty spoils the appearance, any thing bad tasted or stale spoils the flavour, and salt prevents its browning.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

If the bloody vein in the shoulder look blue, or of a bright red, it is newly killed; but any other colour shows it stale.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

That's how I got rid of all that stale candy you had in the boxes behind the showcase.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for stale

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