English Synonym Finder

stale

Definitions

No longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.

No longer new or interesting; lacking freshness, originality, or novelty.

Having lost effectiveness or energy due to lack of activity or change.

Examples

The bread had gone stale after sitting on the counter for three days.

The comedian's jokes felt stale because he had been telling the same ones for years.

Synonyms

musty flat vapid trite hackneyed banal stagnant

Antonyms

fresh new crisp original novel invigorating recent