Synonyms of moth-eaten

moth-eaten

adjective

1

as in obsolete

having passed its time of use or usefulness

moth-eaten scientific theories that no one's believed in ages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obsolete
• antiquated
• archaic
• medieval
• rusty
• prehistoric
• old
• discarded
• outworn
• dated
• out-of-date
• prehistorical
• superannuated
• outmoded
• mediaeval
• expired
• outdated
• fossilized
• useless
• antique
• mossy
• defunct
• moribund
• ancient
• neolithic
• vintage
• aging
• Stone Age
• démodé
• passé
• historic
• historical
• dead
• obsolescent
• kaputt
• disused
• ageing
• retro
• unusable
• venerable
• extinct
• Noachian
• demoded
• vanished
• late
• aged
• kaput
• fusty
• musty
• hoary
• unworkable
• antediluvian
• inert
• past
• dormant
• former
• inoperable
• erstwhile
• old-time
• idle
• old-fashioned
• fallow
• inoperative
• latent
• free
• inactive
• bygone
• atavistic
• old-world
• age-old
• dateless
• oldfangled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modern
• new
• current
• contemporary
• recent
• present-day
• fresh
• up-to-date
• ultramodern
• newfangled
• new-fashioned
• modernized
• mod
• functional
• up-to-the-minute
• operational
• workable
• refurbished
• functioning
• operating
• remodeled
• operable
• operative
• renewed
• active
• employed
• alive
• busy

2

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

a man who's been wearing the same moth-eaten clothes for decades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• tattered
• mangy
• tatty
• shabby
• scruffy
• threadbare
• abandoned
• ragged
• tumbledown
• ratty
• miserable
• dumpy
• timeworn
• desolate
• tired
• scrubby
• down-at-heel
• seedy
• tacky
• gone to seed
• grungy
• beat-up
• down-at-the-heels
• dog-eared
• broken
• ruined
• down-at-the-heel
• sleazy
• bombed-out
• tatterdemalion
• run-down
• down-at-heels
• damaged
• mean
• unkept
• decrepit
• wrecked
• dingy
• deteriorated
• bedraggled
• destroyed
• decaying
• forlorn
• rickety
• ramshackle
• deteriorating
• worn-out
• broken-down
• godforsaken
• rackety
• injured
• impaired
• hurt
• harmed
• rattletrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• brand-new
• fresh
• kept-up
• maintained
• reconstructed
• mended
• patched
• rebuilt
• spiffy
• cared-for
• smart
• spruce

3

as in stereotyped

used or heard so often as to be dull

an uncle who tells the same moth-eaten stories every Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stereotyped
• cliche
• tired
• hackneyed
• threadbare
• shopworn
• old
• commonplace
• obligatory
• musty
• timeworn
• stale
• trite
• cobwebby
• clichéd
• typical
• usual
• boring
• cardboard
• hackney
• well-worn
• banal
• cliché
• hack
• conventional
• tiring
• dull
• dusty
• standard
• derivative
• ordinary
• weary
• normal
• unimaginative
• ready-made
• heavy
• drab
• uninspired
• dry
• platitudinous
• imitative
• wearying
• leaden
• stodgy
• unoriginal
• bromidic
• canned
• pedestrian
• wearisome
• uninteresting
• tame
• tried-and-true
• rote
• prosaic
• tiresome
• arid
• vapid
• monotonous
• twice-told
• stuffy
• barren
• tedious
• colorless
• old-fashioned
• stock
• routine
• dreary
• jejune
• ponderous
• humdrum
• pedantic
• flat
• old hat
• cookie-cutter
• numbing
• platitudinal
• undramatic
• ho-hum
• mind-numbing
• jading
• drudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• original
• fresh
• novel
• exciting
• unhackneyed
• stimulating
• interesting
• involving
• intriguing
• animating
• strange
• atypical
• riveting
• unfamiliar
• gripping
• engrossing
• energizing
• absorbing
• unusual
• unheard-of
• engaging
• unknown
• enlivening
• extraordinary
• unclichéd
• unaccustomed
• uncommon
• invigorating
• unprecedented
• galvanizing
• pioneering
• pathbreaking
• trailblazing