stale (Meaning)
stale (v)
urinate, of cattle and horses
stale (a)
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
stale (s)
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
Synonyms & Antonyms of stale
Synonyms:
- well-worn
- usual
- boring
- cliche
- obligatory
- threadbare
- hackney
- cobwebby
- cliched
- musty
- conventional
- timeworn
- typical
- trite
- banal
- old
- tiring
- moth-eaten
- hack
- cardboard
- dull
- shopworn
- commonplace
Antonyms:
- engaging
- engrossing
- unusual
- interesting
- intriguing
- interesting
- invigorating
- strange
- engrossing
- unusual
- gripping
- animating
- riveting
- unknown
- animating
- enlivening
- involving
- unhackneyed
- involving
- stimulating
- unfamiliar
- gripping
- unknown
- enlivening
- exciting
- engaging
- strange
- absorbing
- exciting
- intriguing
- energizing
- stimulating
- invigorating
- unfamiliar
- energizing
- unhackneyed
- absorbing
- riveting
Synonyms:
- humdrum
- drab
- cookie-cutter
- jejune
- old hat
- stock
- drudging
- routine
- derivative
- wearying
- heavy
- prosaic
- tame
- dreary
- stuffy
- bromidic
- numbing
- platitudinal
- ready-made
- ponderous
- normal
- arid
- colorless
- old-fashioned
- twice-told
- unoriginal
- uninteresting
- dusty
- undramatic
- tried-and-true
- ordinary
- platitudinous
- leaden
- rote
- uninspired
- pedestrian
- tiresome
- barren
- unimaginative
- stodgy
- canned
- imitative
- flat
- ho-hum
- jading
- tedious
- wearisome
- weary
- monotonous
- standard
- pedantic
- vapid
- dry
Antonyms:
stale Sentence Examples
- The old bread was as stale as a week-old newspaper.
- The stale air in the room made it difficult to breathe.
- The conversation seemed stale, lacking any spark of interest.
- Her jokes were so stale, they had lost their comedic value.
- The stale popcorn tasted like cardboard.
- The stale wine had an unpleasant sourness.
- The stale flowers wilted and drooped, losing their vibrant colors.
- The stale ideas presented at the meeting inspired no enthusiasm.
- The stale relationship had run its course, lacking any passion or excitement.
- The stale atmosphere at the office stifled creativity and innovation.
FAQs About the word stale
urinate, of cattle and horses, lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age, lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
cliche, tired, stereotyped, hackneyed, well-worn, usual, boring, cliche, obligatory, threadbare
original, new, fresh, new,fresh, novel, original, novel, engaging, engrossing
The old bread was as stale as a week-old newspaper.
The stale air in the room made it difficult to breathe.
The conversation seemed stale, lacking any spark of interest.
Her jokes were so stale, they had lost their comedic value.
