Synonyms for stale
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : steyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : steɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for stale Other synonyms for the word stale
- antiquated
- banal
- bent
- cliché
- cliché-ridden
- clichéd
- common
- commonplace
- dead
- drab
- dried
- dry
- dusty
- effete
- faded
- fetid
- flat
- fusty
- hard
- insipid
- like a dinosaur
- malodorous
- mawkish
- moth-eaten
- noisome
- out
- parched
- passé
- past
- platitudinous
- rank
- reeking
- repetitious
- spoiled
- stenchy
- stereotyped
- stinking
- tasteless
- timeworn
- trite
- unoriginal
- watery
- weak
- well-worn
- worn-out
- yesterday's
- zestless
Définition 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- adj overused, out-of-date
- 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
Antonyms for stale
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