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 Personally, renting a car is old hat. — Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026 The Bruins and Longhorns may seem like old hat now, having spent the entire season favored to return to the Final Four, but before last season, neither had made it to a national semifinal since 1987 (even earlier for UCLA). — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for old hat

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Adjective

Woven throughout are historical photos Davis found in local archives.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
This show-stopping historical hotel on the edge of the moor combines roaring fires and old-world grandeur with one of Devon’s best spas.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of historical

Adjective

During the extended vote count, Colom acknowledged the historic nature of doing what Espy could not.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Her grandfather, William Francis Gibbs, designed the SS United States and played a major role in bringing the historic vessel to life.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of historic

Adjective

This tense aspect pushes us to evolve and strip away outmoded patterns, confronting our relationship with vulnerability, control, and fear.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The group is silent and still, reverently absorbing the mechanical chug of this nearly outmoded office machine like Hollywood Bowl-goers taking in Joshua Bell.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of outmoded

Adjective

The slow performance, short battery life, and outdated radios are the biggest detractors.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
Critics say that has allowed outdated policies that no longer meet modern societal standards to remain in force in some countries.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of outdated

Adjective

In addition to traditional cancellation and interruption protection, the plan includes medical coverage, emergency evacuation benefits and reimbursement for certain travel inconveniences.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Keurig and Lavazza’s new pods ditch the traditional plastic cups for compostable coffee tablets.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of traditional

Adjective

That was back in the olden times, when there was just a World Series.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Cruise also can’t stop bringing up his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman, who does seem to bare some similarities to Digger in that both are prosthetics-laden olden men with bombastic personalities.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Sep. 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

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