Synonyms for
Stale
Definition
not fresh; no longer new or interesting
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- stale bread
- stale air
- stale joke
- stale argument
- stale idea
- stale news
- stale water
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used to describe food that is no longer fresh or ideas/humor that have become uninteresting due to overuse. Can also refer to air that is not circulating.
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Example sentences
- The chips were stale and tasted like cardboard.
- I don't like to eat stale bread.
- The air in the room smelled stale and musty.
- The conversation had become stale and boring.
- The cake was stale and dry.
Quotes
A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon. - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow. - Rupert Murdoch
Don't let yesterday take up too much of today. - Will Rogers