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Antonyms for well-worn


Grammar : Adj
Spell : wel-wawrn, -wohrn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛlˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn



Definition of well-worn

  • As in stale : adj overused, out-of-date
  • As in stereotyped : adj standard, conventional
  • As in threadbare : adj trite, corny
  • As in trite : adj silly, commonplace
  • As in unimaginative : adj dull, predictable
  • As in worn/worn-out : adj used, tired
  • As in boring : adj uninteresting
  • As in worn : adj used
  • As in bromidic : adj trite
  • As in overused : adj trite
  • As in platitudinal : adj trite
  • As in platitudinous : adj trite
  • As in stereotypic : adj trite
  • As in stereotypical : adj trite
  • As in warmed-over : adj trite
  • As in weariful : adj boring
  • As in hackneyed : adj clichéd, tired
Example sentences :
  • It had the well-worn look of an old coat, shabby but comfortable.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • As the well-worn phrase goes, I was a sadder if not a wiser man.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • It was a well-worn path that led from the cottage to Lyle Abbey.
  • Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
  • Indeed, hardly had the latter glanced at the well-worn letter he held than he smiled.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • Putting on his spectacles, he took out his well-worn Bible and opened it.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • We have a well-worn saying that there is no disputing about it.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • I would not dwell on so well-worn an anecdote if I believed that it was false.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
  • He drew a well-worn letter from his pocket-book—the only letter he had ever had from Myra.
  • Extract from : « The Mistress of Shenstone » by Florence L. Barclay
  • Finally he produced a number of note books and well-worn diaries.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He was clad in a well-worn but neat black suit, which he wore with grace.
  • Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland

Synonyms for well-worn

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