Synonyms for has-been
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : haz-bin |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæzˌbɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for has-been Other synonyms for the word has-been
- anachronistic
- anachronous
- ancient
- antediluvian
- antique
- back number
- back-number
- behind the times
- belated
- born loser
- bum
- bygone
- castaway
- dated
- dead
- dead and gone
- deadbeat
- defaulter
- defeated
- démodé
- derelict
- dinosaur
- disadvantaged
- discarded
- disused
- done for
- down-and-outer
- dud
- dusty
- extinct
- failure
- flop
- flunkee
- fossil
- fossilized
- gone
- good-for-nothing
- had it
- has-been
- horse and buggy
- incompetent
- insolvent
- kaput
- loafer
- loser
- lumpy
- might-have-been
- moldy
- moocher
- moth-eaten
- musty
- no-good
- nobody
- nonperformer
- not with it
- obsolescent
- obsolete
- of the old school
- old
- old hat
- old-fashioned
- old-hat
- old-school
- old-time
- olden
- out
- out of date
- out-of-fashion
- out-of-style
- outdated
- outworn
- passé
- prodigal
- square
- stale
- superannuated
- superseded
- timeworn
- tired
- turkey
- underachiever
- underprivileged
- unfashionable
- unstylish
- unusable
- vintage
- washout
- yesterday
Définition of has-been
- As in obsolete : adj no longer in use, in vogue
- As in outdated/out-of-date : adj old-fashioned
- As in outmoded : adj obsolete, old-fashioned
- As in passé : adj old-fashioned
- As in behind the times : adj not current
- As in outdated : adj old-fashioned
- As in old hat : adj overfamiliar
- As in loser : noun person, thing that fails
- As in failure : noun person who does not succeed
- "We haven't a has-been in the bunch," asserted Silence quietly.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
- Not when he is forty years old and knows that already he is a 'has-been.'
- Extract from : « The Fiction Factory » by John Milton Edwards
- "Be careful, and don't make me a has-been," David cautioned.
- Extract from : « To Him That Hath » by Leroy Scott
- The Will-be and the Has-been touch us more nearly than the Is.
- Extract from : « The Note-Books of Samuel Butler » by Samuel Butler
- If you don't, I can tell you that it's a fact; not a 'has-been', but an 'is'!
- Extract from : « The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush » by Francis Lynde
- So significant,” he burst out, “that the minute the Express appears this afternoon Harrison Blake is a has-been!
- Extract from : « Counsel for the Defense » by Leroy Scott
- By the end of the year they may be calling me a has-been and roasting McRae for getting me on the team.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe on the Giants » by Lester Chadwick
- The other player—the has-been—looked at Joes extended hand a moment as if in doubt.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the Central League » by Lester Chadwick
- Returned home, and friendly received in his high rank of a “has-been” and “recovered” prodigal?
- Extract from : « Walter Pieterse » by Multatuli
- I wanted t' make you a real lady—t' take you away from Mulligan's—but now—I'm only—a 'has-been.'
- Extract from : « The Definite Object » by Jeffery Farnol
Antonyms for has-been
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