Need another word that means the same as “stale”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “stale” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Stale” are: cold, dusty, moth-eaten, dry, dried out, hard, hardened, old, past its best, past its sell-by date, hackneyed, tired, overworked, threadbare, banal, trite, stock, stereotyped, clichéd, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, platitudinous, unoriginal, derivative, unimaginative, uninspired, flat
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stale” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| banal | So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal repeated words. |
| clichéd | Repeated regularly without thought or originality. |
| cold | Extended meanings especially of psychological coldness without human warmth or emotion. A sharp cold wind. |
| commonplace | Not interesting or original; trite. Commonplace everyday activities. |
| derivative | Originating from, based on, or influenced by. A highly derivative prose style. |
| dried out | Not still wet. |
| dry | Of noodles not served in a soup but in a sauce or with dry ingredients. A dry cow. |
| dusty | Staid and uninteresting. Dusty old records. |
| flat | Of a key having a flat or flats in the signature. The flat roof of a garage. |
| hackneyed | (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Hackneyed old sayings. |
| hard | Unfortunate or hard to bear. He d had a hard life. |
| hardened | Used of persons emotionally hardened. Hardened criminals. |
| moth-eaten | Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new. |
| old | Very familiar used for emphasis old adj skilled through long experience. The old quarter of the town. |
| overworked | (of a person) having to work beyond their capacity or strength. It s an overworked analogy. |
| past its best | Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. |
| past its sell-by date | Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. |
| platitudinous | Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality. This may sound platitudinous. |
| run-of-the-mill | Not special in any way. |
| stereotyped | Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality. The film is weakened by its stereotyped characters. |
| stock | Of a product or type of product usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale. The stock characters in every cowboy film. |
| threadbare | Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through. Tatty rooms with threadbare carpets. |
| tired | Bored or impatient with. She was tired out now that the strain was over. |
| trite | Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. The trite metaphor hard as nails. |
| unimaginative | Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality. The audience proved sluggish and unimaginative. |
| uninspired | Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention. They were uninspired by the Nationalist Party. |
| unoriginal | Lacking originality; derivative. His life had been unoriginal conforming completely to the given pattern. |
| corrupt | Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. A corrupt and incompetent city government. |
| decay | Fall into decay or ruin. Facilities decay when money is not spent on refurbishment. |
| decayed | Having fallen into disrepair; deteriorated. Decayed animal and plant matter. |
| decompose | Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts. Many chemicals decompose rapidly under high temperature. |
| depravity | Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles. A tale of depravity hard to credit. |
| disenfranchise | Deprive of voting rights. The law disenfranchised some 3 000 voters on the basis of a residence qualification. |
| fetid | Offensively malodorous. The fetid water of the marsh. |
| flesh | Remove the flesh adhering to a skin or hide. He had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds. |
| foul | Commit a foul break the rules. The midfielder was booked for a foul on Ford. |
| insensitivity | Lack of response to a physical sensation, chemical, etc. The growth of our insensitivity to things of beauty. |
| limp | A tendency to limp a gait impeded by injury or stiffness. He limped heavily as he moved. |
| lousy | Infested with lice. The town is lousy with tourists. |
| malodorous | Having an unpleasant smell. Leaking taps and malodorous drains. |
| musty | Having a stale, mouldy, or damp smell. A dark musty library. |
| noisome | Offensively malodorous. A noisome concoction of which cheap port is the basis. |
| noxious | Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. They were overcome by the noxious fumes. |
| putrescent | Becoming putrid. The odour of putrescent flesh. |
| putrid | In an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor- Somerset Maugham. The putrid atmosphere of the court. |
| queasy | Nauseous; feeling sick. In the morning he was still pale and queasy. |
| rancid | Smelling of fermentation or staleness. Rancid meat. |
| rot | Liver rot in sheep. Has anybody been rotting you. |
| rotten | To an extreme degree; very much. Rotten floor boards. |
| sickening | Causing or able to cause nausea. A sickening stench. |
| smell | A quality in something that is perceived by the faculty of smell an odour or scent. It had the smell of treason. |
| stink | A row or fuss. A silly move now would kick up a stink we couldn t handle. |
| stinking | Foul-smelling. A stinking cold. |
| stump | Remove tree stumps from. The candidate stumped the Northeast. |
| unclean | Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws. The firm was fined for operating in unclean premises. |
| underhand | Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way. Mean revenge committed underhand. |
| venal | Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt. Their generosity had been at least partly venal. |
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