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well-worn

2 syllables

Quick answer

As an adjective, well-worn means showing signs of much wear or use.

Meanings of well-worn

2 meanings

adjective

Showing signs of much wear or use
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“his remarks were trite and commonplace”
“hackneyed phrases”
“a stock answer”
Similar: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for well-worn →

adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

banal commonplace hackneyed old-hat shopworn stock threadbare timeworn

Nearby words

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