Synonyms for STALE
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. stale

   Synonyms:
   cold, dull, flat, flavorless, insipid, prosy, stupid, tasteless, vapid

   Antonyms:
   flavorous, forcible, lively, piquant, pungent, racy, rich, spicy, spirited

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1. stale

   Synonyms:
   vapid, tasteless, threadbare, commonplace, hackneyed

   Antonyms:
   fresh

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1. staleadjective

   lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

   "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"

   Synonyms:
   moth-eaten, dusty, cold

   Antonyms:
   good, original, new-made, fresh-cut, strong, unspoilt, hot, fresh, warm, crisp, undecomposed, unspoiled, caller

2. cold, stale, dusty, moth-eatenverb

   lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

   "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"

   Synonyms:
   dust-covered, ratty, dusty, cold, tatty, mothy, moth-eaten, stale, shabby, inhuman, cold-blooded, frigid, insensate

   Antonyms:
   crisp, good, warm, undecomposed, hot, caller, original, new-made, unspoilt, unspoiled, strong, fresh, fresh-cut

3. staleverb

   urinate, of cattle and horses

   Antonyms:
   hot, unspoiled, new-made, caller, original, warm, good, fresh, undecomposed, strong, crisp, unspoilt, fresh-cut

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1. • Urinate

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. staleadjective

   Synonyms:
   vapid, tasteless, insipid, mawkish, flat, flashy, musty, fusty, sour, not fresh

2. staleadjective

   Synonyms:
   old, decayed, faded, effete, time-worn, worn out, not new

3. staleadjective

   Synonyms:
   trite, common, hackneyed, commonplace, threadbare, not novel

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1. staleadjective

   Synonyms:
   vapid, musty, fusty, flat, insipid, mawkish, trite, common, banal, hackneyed, commonplace

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1. List of paraphrases for "stale":

   obsolete, outdated, out-of-date, outmoded, antiquated

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How to use STALE in a sentence?

1. Raquel Vamos:

   You can’t get too stale with the business, you’ve got to constantly keep creating.

2. David Oman:

   Donald Trump’s message is getting a little stale, a little old, looking backwards more than forwards, we feel like a new generation of leadership is good for the party. And if that’s good for the party, it could be good for the country.

3. Colton Wilson:

   Bottled water tastes like stale rocks

4. Shara Kay:

   If you’re taking a long time to consume things and they’re going stale.

5. Vanessa Spinazola:

   They permit both the prosecution and the defense to try the case before evidence is stale, as more time lapses, it becomes increasingly difficult for the accused to prepare a meaningful defense.