English adjective: old-hat | |||
1. | old-hat repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||
Samples | Bromidic sermons. His remarks were trite and commonplace. Hackneyed phrases. A stock answer. Repeating threadbare jokes. Parroting some timeworn axiom. The trite metaphor `hard as nails'. | ||
Synonyms | banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn | ||
Similar | unoriginal | ||
Antonyms | original | ||
2. | old-hat out of fashion | ||
Samples | A suit of rather antique appearance. Demode (or outmoded) attire. Outmoded ideas. | ||
Synonyms | antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, outmoded, passe, passee | ||
Similar | unfashionable, unstylish | ||
Antonyms | fashionable, stylish | ||