OLD HAT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

old hat

adjective

Definition of old hat

as in historical

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Recent Examples of old hat Dinner reservations for Valentine’s Day are old hat, but dinner reservations inside of a water park? — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2026 Another Wicked musical performance might feel old hat. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025 Selling out a concert on one of the hottest, stickiest nights of the summer is old hat for Whiskey Myers. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 The crocodile tears come easy for Drews, as these kinds of scenes are practically old hat by now. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for old hat

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Adjective

More information is available about the Maroon Creek Bridge, Aspen's railroad history and other local historical stories at the Aspen Historical Society website.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
To Ramos, the bill represents a step toward reversing the long list of historical wrongs against Native Americans, including those perpetrated by the state government.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of historical

Adjective

The comments by Akishino, the next in line for the throne, come just weeks after a historic revision to the Imperial House Law by the conservative government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that insists only paternal-lineage men can become emperor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The mayor said people visiting historic Bushnell Park don’t want to look down and see a message about slip and falls.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of historic

Adjective

If outmoded office buildings end up becoming once again viable as office buildings, Berman’s thesis could end up becoming a casualty of its own transformational success.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
But this approach is outmoded given the speed at which companies are adopting AI tools for business tasks.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of outmoded

Adjective

Because the whiskey selection is ever changing, the menu is notoriously out-of-date.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
One poorly configured smart TV or old tablet with an out-of-date OS can give attackers a foothold into everything else connected to the same router.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of out-of-date

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Highly adaptable professionals often feel stuck despite successful career changes, a phenomenon stemming from carrying outdated definitions of success into new roles.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Michael Palladino, a lecturer in fashion at City University of New York Kingsborough, argued that companies need to modernize outdated ideas about what professional dress should look like.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of outdated

Adjective

Despite a bear market, Schwab responded to client demand for consolidating crypto alongside traditional investments.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The secret mission was carried out without the knowledge of members of the press traveling with the president and even some White House officials who were still aboard the old traditional Air Force One.

— Isabella Murray, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of traditional

Adjective

Folk saints fill a void in a largely Catholic country where most saints, many with olden European roots, don’t always resonate.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
In the olden days, when the United States did summit meetings with the Soviet Union, there was a fundamental reason for that, which is, one of the things that the United States wanted from the Soviet Union was arms control.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

Definition of olden

Adjective

Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries.

— Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022

Definition of outworn

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