Related Words for stale

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moldy
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Adjective, Adjective
mouldy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
rancid
/x
Adjective, Adjective
musty
/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
addled
/x
Noun, Adjective
limp
/
Adjective, Adjective
wilted
/x
Adjective, Adjective
spoilt
/
Adjective, Adjective
cold
/
Adjective, Adjective
hard
/
Adjective, Adjective
old
/
Adjective, Adjective
bad
/
Adjective, Adjective
fresh
/
Adjective, Adjective
bland
/
Noun
stagnant
/x
Adjective
rehash
x/
Noun
smelly
/x
Adjective
hackneyed
/x
Adjective
fetid
/x
Adjective
listless
/x
Adjective
trite
/
Adjective
smelling
/x
Adjective
stuffy
/x
Adjective
rote
/
Noun
stagnate
/x
Verb
uninteresting
x/xx
Adjective
tasteless
/x
Adjective
boring
/x
Noun
mealy
/x
Noun
tainted
/x
Verb
tired
/x
Adjective
uninspired
xx/x
Adjective
cliche
x/
Noun
putrid
/x
Adjective
banal
x/
Adjective
leaden
/x
Adjective
stinking
/x
Noun
lifeless
/x
Adjective
rotting
/x
Verb
threadbare
/x
Adjective
drab
/
Noun
insipid
x/x
Adjective
decaying
x/x
Verb
plain
/
Noun
lame
/
Noun
moribund
/xx
Noun
soggy
/x
Adjective
formulaic
xx/x
Adjective
dingy
/x
Adjective
dull
/
Adjective
crusty
/x
Adjective
crummy
/x
Noun
reeking
/x
Noun
salty
/x
Adjective
unappealing
xx/x
Adjective
sterile
/x
Adjective
outdated
/xx
Adjective
discarded
x/x
Verb
languishing
/xx
Adjective
passe
x/
Noun
damp
/
Adjective
undercooked
xx/
Adjective
repetitious
xx/x
Adjective
rotten
/x
Adjective
depressingly
x/xx
Adverb
sour
/x
Adjective
tiresome
/xx
Adjective
overcooked
xx/
Adjective
empty
/x
Adjective
decrepit
x/x
Adjective
antiquated
/xxx
Adjective
raggedy
/xx
Name
tatty
/x
Noun
starchy
/x
Noun
neat
/
Adjective
strong
/
Adjective
drunken
/x
Adjective
ripe
/
Adjective
straight
/
Adjective
silent
/x
Adjective
stewed
/
Adjective
dirty
/x
Adjective
proof
/
Noun
drinkable
/xx
Adjective
wooded
/x
Adjective
heavy
/x
Adjective
humming
/x
Noun
alcoholic
xx/x
Adjective
unleaded
x/x
Adjective
lively
/x
Adjective
liquored up
/x/
Phrase, Adjective
canned
/
Name
boiled
/
Adjective
draft
/
Noun
sparkling
/x
Adjective
mellow
/x
Adjective
booze
/
Noun
strut
/
Noun
sloshed
/
Verb
fluted
/x
Adjective
cooking
/x
Noun
tipsy
/x
Adjective
legal
/x
Adjective
seem
/
Noun
donuts
/x
Noun
bagel
/x
Noun
croissant
x/
Noun
baguette
x/
Noun
pretzels
/x
Noun
doughnuts
/x
Noun
pee
/
Noun
popcorn
/x
Noun
tobacco
x/x
Noun
bread
/
Noun
gingerbread
/xx
Noun
crackers
/x
Noun
beer
/
Noun
breadcrumbs
//
Noun
sweat
/
Noun
wither
/x
Verb
buns
/
Noun
leftovers
/xx
Noun
crumbs
/
Noun
cigarettes
xx/
Noun
smoke
/
Noun
incense
x/
Noun
pleased
/
Verb
loaf
/
Noun
tortillas
x/x
Noun
biscuits
/x
Noun
butts
/
Noun
agency
/xx
Noun
altered
/x
Adjective, Noun
ancient
/x
Adjective, Noun
antique
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
archaic
x/x
Adjective, Name
barony
/xx
Noun
bloc
/
Noun
borough
/x
Noun
bureau
/x
Noun
buttery
/xx
Noun, Adjective
camp
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
chewy
/x
Noun, Adjective
chips
/
Noun
commissariat
/xxx/
Noun
commonwealth
/xx
Noun
commune
/x
Noun, Verb
corporation
xx/x
Noun
county
/x
Noun, Adjective
defective
x/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
delicious
x/x
Adjective
department
x/x
Noun
deprecated
/xxx
Adjective
disappearing
xx/x
Noun
district
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dry
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
faded
/x
Adjective
fishy
/x
Adjective
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flavoured
/x
Adjective
flawed
/
Adjective
food
/
Noun
foreign
/x
Adjective, Name
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
legacy
/xx
Noun, Adjective
levy
/x
Noun, Verb
local
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
mate
/
Noun, Verb
mold
/
Noun, Verb
nutty
/x
Adjective
obsolete
xx/
Adjective, Verb
outmoded
x/x
Adjective
preserved
x/
Adjective
pungent
/x
Adjective
saline
x/
Noun, Adjective
spiced
/
Adjective
spicy
/x
Adjective
state
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tasting
/x
Noun
tasty
/x
Adjective, Noun
university
xx/xx
Name
vapid
/x
Adjective
vitiated
/xxx
Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
salad
/x
Noun
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
pidgin
/x
Noun
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sfa
x
Name
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
nickel
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pigeon
/x
Noun, Verb
maypole
/x
Noun, Verb
girly
/x
Adjective, Noun