timeworn

adjective

ˈtīm-ˌwȯrn How to pronounce timeworn (audio)
Definition of timewornnext
1
as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect the wooden steps to the timeworn cottage had rotted and several shutters were missing

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2
as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull I'm sick of the timeworn "How you've grown!" every time she sees me

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Recent Examples of timeworn Reviews on social media document a litany of complaints, beginning with the timeworn look. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026 Past efforts at protecting the Declaration paled in comparison to the full power of modern science brought to bear for the first time to preserve the timeworn parchment. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 What follows in the editorial is a timeworn argument. — Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Merritt draws listeners’ attention to songwriting form, winking at its conventions and timeworn tropes. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for timeworn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timeworn
  1. dilapidated
  2. stereotyped
  3. neglected
  4. tired
  5. hackneyed
  6. shopworn
Adjective
  • The city earmarked $15 million to transform dilapidated buildings into hubs for new businesses.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But, as Keegan’s impact upon Newcastle — the club and the city — rose, the dilapidated ground changed, too.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dilapidated
Adjective
  • Despite their outer appearances and oftentimes stereotyped personalities, the ladies embrace each other’s depths and contradictions.
    — Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
  • This is a directed, stereotyped behavior in which the highest-resolution region of the somatosensory surface is brought to bear on the object requiring the most detailed analysis.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of stereotyped
Adjective
  • Investors and analysts are increasingly looking to other parts of the market, both to find neglected sources of value and to start assuming a defensive posture against a possible downturn.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of neglected
Adjective
  • Pinterest says Gen Z and Millennials are putting their own spins on trends rather than copying them, a sign that visible under-eyes and lived-in finishes could outlast the tired girl label itself.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Republican president looks increasingly tired and running out of steam, has not introduced any major new initiatives and could see the political writing on the wall.
    — Joe Battenfeld, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tired
Adjective
  • Maybe so, but think of how badly Congress had stated those hackneyed ideas.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke.
    — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of hackneyed
Adjective
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The Broncos look slow, sloppy, shopworn and stale.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of shopworn

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“Timeworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timeworn. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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